I did survive
(to be sung to the tune of Gloria Gayner's 'I will survive'.)At first I was somewhat afraid, but not petrified
Kept worrying about my house and my cars on the side
And then I spent the night thinking how Irene might do me wrong
The wind & rain grew stronger, and trees were blown along
Now morning is back, and I checked out this space
I just walked the property, with no sad look upon my face
I should've turned on the sump pump in the basement, that was key
If I'd have known for just one second the water would have flooded me.
But I went out, walked right out the front door,
there was no damage to the roof nor to the floor.
Irene tried to damage me with her windy & wet good-bye,
She slayed 12 others who laid down and died.
Oh, no not I,
I did survive, 
Oh, as long as I escape those falling trees,
I know I'll stay aliveI've got the rest of my life to live, I've got all my love to give
And I, did survive, I did survive....Hey, hey
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Be alive and joy again and again
Hi to u and all
Peace be around u for always dear Jimy
You have survived, your property is not damaged fatally.
I hope, this thrilling experience will not repeat again!
Take care!
Bravooooooooo hero Jim
The sump pump seems to be humming along nicely.
The brunt of the storm was about 11 pm to about 6 am.
So, I slept through a lot of the worse of it.
I think I finally fell asleep around 2 am.
Psych - I THINK I survived it.
This COULD all be a dream though.
Frank - This was the worse hurricane in the history of NJ.
I do think NY got hit worse back in the 1800's and perhaps back on the 1940's, I'm not sure. Nonetheless, there is a LOT of flooding. Several rivers are at record highs.
That's more than evil enough in my book.
There will be $ billions in damages
and thousands were emergency evacuated by life rafts.
Many were relocated to local schools.
Never call an American male a "mate".
I am sorry for those who died
Yes, it is sad & a shame that anyone has to die.
Thanks 10. However, a tip.
Never call an American male a "mate".
I just noticed that, but why?
...certainly, I do not consider you my wife/love-partner or anything on those lines ...
and I still find the term funny.
However, some of the guys on my baseball or softball teams with much less internet experience would be likely to punch a guy who called them "mate"
What does it mean there ?