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Walleye

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8. I was watching those soft wood sweet gum trees swaying back-and-forth over my deck.

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 10, 2024, 06:20 PM

Jan 2024

My power only went out for a few minutes I charged up my little extra battery just to charge the phone if necessary. But I went to the grocery store a couple blocks away this morning and it was closed due to a power outage. And I drove by a high school that looked closed. So I guess we were lucky. Right here. Delmarva power sent a notice with the link to the power outage reporting number

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This is across the street from me, lots of heavy wind last night lots of dead branches down, ground very saturated [View all] Walleye Jan 2024 OP

The tree was just giving the house a hug to calm it down during the storm. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2024 #1

Wow! Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #2

It looked like it was mostly resting on the tree next to it, I didn't see much damage Walleye Jan 2024 #7

That's MOMFUDSKI Jan 2024 #3

Exactly what I was hoping nocoincidences Jan 2024 #4

weather has been total shit in some parts of the country CousinIT Jan 2024 #5

Ouch! Up here in Newark our kids couldn't get in the development woodsprite Jan 2024 #6

I was watching those soft wood sweet gum trees swaying back-and-forth over my deck. Walleye Jan 2024 #8

WOW! elleng Jan 2024 #9