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backupdump002WTF WTF WTF TREES ARE RANDOMLY FALLING APART IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WTF WTF
This started last night -- I was just lying in bed, trying to go to sleep, when I suddenly heard this really loud 'CRACK' and the sound of leaves rustling. I couldn't see anything when I looked outside, but every now and then I'd hear that same noise, and it sounded like it was coming from all over the neighborhood.
Took this from my window. That's the neighbor's yard.
Went outside to get a better shot of it. I was wearing a t-shirt, pants, and sandals, by the way. And my hair was wet. I didn't feel all that cold for some reason, though, which is weird because I usually start shivering at the drop of a hat. I WAS JUST TOO "WTF" TO BE BOTHERED BY IT, I GUESS
They really got it bad. They were probably the worst from what I saw, just from walking around the front yard and stuff.
Our other neighbor.
One of our trees. This one really depresses me, I dunno. My parents worked so hard putting up the lights... D:
Hahaha, Sarah's car. Poor car. Its gotten so beat up.
Noooooooo that was one of my favorite trees :< :<
Neighbor's yard. This one came out a little blurry. WHOOP.
This is still going on, by the way. I've heard several today, and I heard one just while writing this entry. This is neat and horribly sucky at the same time. One of the things I LIKED about this neighborhood was that it had a lot of trees in it, and now they're all falling apart for some reason D:
Also, woooo ice. Hopefully this wont wind up like last year where my parents and I had to walk ON ICE to get to the store and everything. Though that was kinda fun.
Edit: I just talked to my dad, and he says that this has been going on all over town, and it's MUCH worse out there. He also says that there's a lot of places that don't even have power right now, so we're really lucky to still have it. He also predicts that they're all falling apart because of the weight of the ice. I kinda figured it was something like that.
ANYWAY I think we're gonna go drive around, so I'll edit this later with some more pictures :B
Edit #2:
We didn't really go out of the neighborhood (though we did drive down one street for a bit. Traffic lights are out everywhere), and a lot of these are blurry since I was in a moving car and everything, and also my camera ran out of batteries towards the end, BUUUUUTTTTTT...
Hahaha, poor mailman.
ACTION SHOT
This poor sap was subjected to my photography adventure. Hopefully he didn't see me :B
Accidentally had the flash on, here.
This isn't a very good shot, but man was that tree was messed up.
WOULD THIS YARD STOP MOVING AROUND I SWEAR >( You can kinda see the damage, though.
And then my batteries ran out, which sucks, because it got REALLY bad after that. There was one tree that was split in like ten different directions. Seriously.
The whole time we drove, I was torn between being fascinated and depressed. I'm really going to miss all those trees... man, some were actually UPROOTED because of the weight of the ice and the ground being wet and everything. I hope everyone will be alright -- I saw some people trying to clean up, which, personally, I would not do until the ice has melted. You never know when another limb is going to break, y'know?
It was kind of neat seeing everyone out walking around and stuff, though. Some people even waved at us as we drove by. It's weird how this sort of thing tends to bring out a sense of unity in people. Or maybe I'm just looking for meaning in the wrong places :B
God, and then our yard barely has anything. We are so lucky, you guys.watch as we suddenly get a limb through the window or something
This started last night -- I was just lying in bed, trying to go to sleep, when I suddenly heard this really loud 'CRACK' and the sound of leaves rustling. I couldn't see anything when I looked outside, but every now and then I'd hear that same noise, and it sounded like it was coming from all over the neighborhood.
Took this from my window. That's the neighbor's yard.
Went outside to get a better shot of it. I was wearing a t-shirt, pants, and sandals, by the way. And my hair was wet. I didn't feel all that cold for some reason, though, which is weird because I usually start shivering at the drop of a hat. I WAS JUST TOO "WTF" TO BE BOTHERED BY IT, I GUESS
They really got it bad. They were probably the worst from what I saw, just from walking around the front yard and stuff.
Our other neighbor.
One of our trees. This one really depresses me, I dunno. My parents worked so hard putting up the lights... D:
Hahaha, Sarah's car. Poor car. Its gotten so beat up.
Noooooooo that was one of my favorite trees :< :<
Neighbor's yard. This one came out a little blurry. WHOOP.
This is still going on, by the way. I've heard several today, and I heard one just while writing this entry. This is neat and horribly sucky at the same time. One of the things I LIKED about this neighborhood was that it had a lot of trees in it, and now they're all falling apart for some reason D:
Also, woooo ice. Hopefully this wont wind up like last year where my parents and I had to walk ON ICE to get to the store and everything. Though that was kinda fun.
Edit: I just talked to my dad, and he says that this has been going on all over town, and it's MUCH worse out there. He also says that there's a lot of places that don't even have power right now, so we're really lucky to still have it. He also predicts that they're all falling apart because of the weight of the ice. I kinda figured it was something like that.
ANYWAY I think we're gonna go drive around, so I'll edit this later with some more pictures :B
Edit #2:
We didn't really go out of the neighborhood (though we did drive down one street for a bit. Traffic lights are out everywhere), and a lot of these are blurry since I was in a moving car and everything, and also my camera ran out of batteries towards the end, BUUUUUTTTTTT...
Hahaha, poor mailman.
ACTION SHOT
This poor sap was subjected to my photography adventure. Hopefully he didn't see me :B
Accidentally had the flash on, here.
This isn't a very good shot, but man was that tree was messed up.
WOULD THIS YARD STOP MOVING AROUND I SWEAR >( You can kinda see the damage, though.
And then my batteries ran out, which sucks, because it got REALLY bad after that. There was one tree that was split in like ten different directions. Seriously.
The whole time we drove, I was torn between being fascinated and depressed. I'm really going to miss all those trees... man, some were actually UPROOTED because of the weight of the ice and the ground being wet and everything. I hope everyone will be alright -- I saw some people trying to clean up, which, personally, I would not do until the ice has melted. You never know when another limb is going to break, y'know?
It was kind of neat seeing everyone out walking around and stuff, though. Some people even waved at us as we drove by. It's weird how this sort of thing tends to bring out a sense of unity in people. Or maybe I'm just looking for meaning in the wrong places :B
God, and then our yard barely has anything. We are so lucky, you guys.
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Date: 2007-12-10 11:54 pm (UTC)Wow, your neighbourhood looks really pretty with all that snow and stuff, though. :< This might be the never-seen-snow-Aussie coming out in me, but I would swap you my stinking hot summer weather for all that pretty snow anytime.
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Date: 2007-12-11 12:09 am (UTC)YOU DON'T WANT ICE, THOUGH, TRUST ME. LAST YEAR WAS LIKE A FREAKIN' ICE FESTIVAL AND IT SUCKED we couldn't go anywhere for weeks I tell you
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Date: 2007-12-11 12:36 am (UTC)Hey, at least you're not sweating at 6am in the bloody morning. Ugh, hate summer.
hahaha I looked at your 8U icon now and it suddenly became SO MUCH FUNNIER FOR NO REASON 8D
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Date: 2007-12-11 01:40 am (UTC)Where I come from is "special" in the sense that both summer AND winter are extreme. 110 DEGREES IN THE SUMMER AND 10 DEGREES IN THE WINTER OH BOY. Though I'm sure Australia is worse when it comes to summer :B
I LOVE MY 8U ICON
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Date: 2007-12-11 02:20 am (UTC)But...wow! That's kind of sad, but pretty at the same time, because of all the ice. Tragic. :<
It will never get that cold where I live, so, I'm kind of envious. Not of the limbing-breaking-trees, but because of the pretty icicles.
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Date: 2007-12-11 02:43 am (UTC)It is pretty, though, I have to admit. I especially like the fifth picture, with our tree all knocked over and stuff, since the leaves on the bush just look so neat all coated in ice like that.
Whoop, just heard another branch go down
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Date: 2007-12-11 07:32 am (UTC)And it even broke really thick limbs, I mean wtf those could hold a person!
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Date: 2007-12-11 08:49 pm (UTC)Of course, I wake up today and it's all gone. It's like some sort of terrible one night stand D:
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Date: 2007-12-11 09:08 pm (UTC)Man, all those trees....
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Date: 2007-12-11 12:12 pm (UTC)I've never seen snow so I never thought ice would do that o___o JUST WOW.
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Date: 2007-12-11 08:55 pm (UTC)I know, it's surprising how dangerous it can be :O Well, in places that aren't the Arctic or something, that is.
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Date: 2007-12-11 12:52 pm (UTC)Poor trees ;-;
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Date: 2007-12-11 08:58 pm (UTC)It's all melted now, though. Stupid random annoying storm >(
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Date: 2007-12-12 07:26 pm (UTC)It's devastation over here, too. Like, there are fallen power lines a block from my house. I'm not even kidding. I'll post my pics once I ACTUALLY HAVE POWER AGAIN :
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Date: 2007-12-12 07:27 pm (UTC):[
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Date: 2007-12-12 09:54 pm (UTC)I really hope you guys are staying warm :< I KNOW WE'RE KIND OF FAR AWAY BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS COME OVER HERE well except that might be kind of dangerous, I dunno how the traffic lights are doing. Not to mention we could still lose power any minute. aksdjfhdfg
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Date: 2007-12-17 12:46 am (UTC)AAAAAH ALL THE TREEEEES
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Date: 2007-12-17 01:35 am (UTC)Did you see this? (http://www.rhema.org/Pages/Updates/index.php#IceStorm) D: I can't even begin to describe how upsetting this is.