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JL8Jeff
02-19-2011, 12:18 PM
One of the trees just up the road was hitting the power lines creating a huge spark shower and loud buzzzz. I was out in the front yard when it first happened and just thought it was noise coming from the airport nearby. The 2nd time I was looking and it was a spark explosion. Lots of people came running out of their houses to see what was going on. I have no idea if I have power at home or not, I'm at work right now.
redsoxsstink
02-19-2011, 12:34 PM
im getting sand/salt blasted at work. its not fun when your gum turns into chewy sand paper.
coolmanvette75
02-19-2011, 12:57 PM
My really sensitive car alarm keeps going off from the high winds.
73-Z28
02-19-2011, 01:37 PM
No sparks but I keep waiting for the shutters or siding to go flying. Friday was garbage pickup and plastic garbage cans are all over the place.
madness410
02-19-2011, 03:36 PM
be careful with those downed wires...they are cool to look at when they are sparking all over the place but if you stare into them too long they can really damage your eyesight.
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02-19-2011, 03:52 PM
almost had a tree fall on me while i was driving home, that was interesting.
JL8Jeff
02-19-2011, 03:59 PM
I was in the front yard when a dead tree fell over across the street on the golf course. All you could hear was the sound of splintering wood!
Tru2Chevy
02-19-2011, 05:06 PM
Up on Rt. 1 in the Princeton / Plainsboro area there are several sections of power poles that are bent over pretty severely or completely cracked in half from the wind. I would imagine that the ground is pretty soft after the vast majority of this snow melted in the past few days.

- Justin
redsoxsstink
02-19-2011, 06:45 PM
My really sensitive car alarm keeps going off from the high winds.

you can turn the sensitivity down. its in the owners manual, well at least if yours came with a stock one
coolmanvette75
02-19-2011, 08:29 PM
you can turn the sensitivity down. its in the owners manual, well at least if yours came with a stock one
its aftermarket. and i like it sensitive. it lets me know when/if the neighborhood a-holes are touching my car at night :nod:
maroman88
02-20-2011, 12:47 AM
my car cover is GONE... poor vette looks cold!