08-28-2011, 10:37 AM
i am happy as hell Irene has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. 
wind gusts are stiff here, but she has not actually arrived yet. let me tell you, i have been worried! the status change helped my frame of mind a lot. i put a new roof on this house 2 years ago, but i am surrounded by very big trees in my yard and backed up to woodland. one beautiful 60-ft. spruce in my back yard would come right through the kitchen if it was uprooted.
edit to add, i'm already having brownouts.
my big spruce looks like this one---->

wind gusts are stiff here, but she has not actually arrived yet. let me tell you, i have been worried! the status change helped my frame of mind a lot. i put a new roof on this house 2 years ago, but i am surrounded by very big trees in my yard and backed up to woodland. one beautiful 60-ft. spruce in my back yard would come right through the kitchen if it was uprooted.
edit to add, i'm already having brownouts.


my big spruce looks like this one---->
![[Image: norway_spruce_undecorated1.jpg?w=203&h=336]](http://cbswycd.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/norway_spruce_undecorated1.jpg?w=203&h=336)