Finally got power back after 72 hours of going crazy in the dark, which included a minor fire in my house caused by a candle wall fixture. You know, they sell these things to hang on the walls with tea lights and you would think they would be safe. but anyways, no...i was very lucky to have a fire extinguisher in the house before the whole wall caught on fire (part of it did). I was overcome by smoke and such, and the firemen were all very nice to me
My grandmother had her 46 year old Pine Tree that was larger than her house, a christmas tree my grandfather planted when they first moved into that house in east haven, come crashing into her house. By some crazy weird fate, the tree did not go through the house, it just sort of rested there, almost hugging the house. Stayed with her for the first night or so cause i was worried that the tree would eventually fall into the house. It didn\'t. And we had it removed yesterday by a lovely tree crew. Currently, she needs new gutters and part of her roof repaired....
She overall was very lucky compared to other people in East Haven, the ones by the beach. My heart goes out to those who lost their entire homes. I was down there on Monday and it was enough to break your heart. Even things in the community like the Silver Sands Beach Club are completely gone. Very sad. Every time I wanted to bitch about being in the dark, I would sit there and remember how those people are really suffering.
