Irene is supposed to hit my area by 2 pm on Sunday. I wasn't really thinking much about it till I went to Walmart yesterday (Friday) & saw the number of folks with jugs of water, stacks of canned goods, & packages of batteries in their carts. One young girl said to me, "Are you shopping for the hurricane?" Her mom said that we will definitely lose electricity. I didn't panic, but, after that, I did pick up a few things we can eat without cooking. I am in a high area, so flooding shouldn't be a problem. I think we lost most of our "loose" branches in the ice storm last winter. Thankfully, we had no plans to be interrupted. Hope all you travelling folks do ok!

best,

Barbara (2 1/2 hrs NE of NYC)