After a hurricane drops below the technical 'tropical' threshold, it loses official label as a named storm - however, it retains the name as "Remnants of (n)" until it dissipates, in the eyes of the media and those affected. R.o. Ida wallowed around in our area for several days with howling winds, slashing rain and both tidal and runoff flooding. as of 3 PM EDT this afternoon, we have regained power to our house. Our grid was without power for approx. 67 hours continuously. No direct damage to our holdings were sustained, although a fridge cleanout was prompted by a somewhat foul smell coming from something that did not make it into the several iced coolers we were using. As veteran campers and stick-it-out survivors, we were largely prepared for the outage. With outdoor temperatures in the high-50s/lower 60s, we were able to get by with extra blankets on the beds and a camp stove near the kitchen door (Hot cider mmmmmmm)...

A number of areas sustained heavy flooding (up to 4 feet deep in one spot - how the hell a Ford Neon made it through, I'm still mystified).
A marshy saltwater inlet turned into a shallow river with wind-driven wavews, and high-stance 4wd vehicles were out in force. (One appreciated joke was to call a red and white tow truck 'coast guard'
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More later if I think of it.

~Hyratel