Yesterday it sprinkled a little when I went home at 5.

This morning all the hell broke loose. The strongest heaviest sturdy rain, like a wall of water. The sidewalks were not just wet, but 2" deep!

At least, I didn't feel wind, no need to turn away from water coming into my face :)

There will be floods :( There will be mudslides :(

About half of our office are or will be late. One texted "traffic is a disaster, it's bumper to bumper" - gotta be a fun day :)

<<<About half of our office are or will be late. One texted "traffic is a disaster, it's bumper to bumper" - gotta be a fun day >>>

Yup, took me 65 minutes to make a normally 35 minute trip. Accidents, street flooding, all kinds of impediments.

I just read on TA that Tioga Pass is closed due to snow...I hope we don't have any Fodorites stuck in unheated tent cabins in Curry Village!

So far in So Cal just a little sprinkle, I'm sure the deluge will arrive just as I reach Disneyland tomorrow.

mlgb, there isn't supposed to be a deluge in So. Cal.

We are in deluge mode in southern Sonoma County.
The tree in our front yard split in half -
half on Mr R5's car !!!!!
and did I tell you about the WIND-
YIEEEEEEE !!!!

Stay safe all, more later...
R5

Barbara, I hope not but I'm headed on up to my (flat) roof with a bucket of Henry's right now!

It won't take much more than a sprinkle for Disney to cancel the fireworks, I think.

Not much rain here ...I was just at UCI medical center close to Disneyland and it was not raining at all...

It's raining so hard here I cannot see beyond the balcony just below my office window (40th floor).

Power's been out at home for 8 hours now. And yes, thank God for my generator and DirecTV!

But power still on in office 1/8 of a mile away. Just my luck!

Agree with Razz, it is definitely a deluge here in Sonoma/Mendocino counties.

Be safe,
Lisa

sf7307 - 40th floor? Couldn't you work from home today?

I just woke up and realized my son is there and of course, he's not answering his cell. What are the chances that he's riding his bike in the middle of all that?

Be safe everyone!

<<<What are the chances that he's riding his bike in the middle of all that? >>>

Pretty darn good (it's faster than walking). Really, this is just rain (and by the way, although it's still raining, it's perfectly clear from my office now - I can see the bridge, the piers, etc.). No lightning, no thunder, sure it's a little windy, although not so much at ground level. And no earthquakes, so what's the problem :-) ?

Thanks! I feel better now - a little. I'm a worried mom who can't seem to remember that he's on the other coast! And weather.com shows very high winds in PA. And why doesn't he answer his damn phone?

ACKKK
We had SEVEN trees go down - they all split and s l o w l y dropped until they touched the ground. Like watching it in slow motion...poor beautiful babies. Just hung over
like big arches...thank god no one was under them !

Hi Lisa !! Nice to see you here !
Sorry about the power at work, LOL

R5

We're busily hammering an ark together in the back yard. Rain is coming down in sheets, and the liquidambar tree has lost major limbs, but it's dry and cozy inside with no power outage (yet).

I'm making a quick run the the supermarket as soon as DH finishes the construction project.

Stay safe, Bay Area Fodorites. Hang in there Lisa and Raz.

Razzle - losing seven trees is terrible! I hope that's it. What happened to dh's car?

Seven trees! How big were they?

cpg, he doesn't answer his phone because he's 22!! Or in class...or in the lab....

OK sf7307 - call me when you can't reach your baby during our next nor'easter - lol - which may be in a few days!

"And why doesn't he answer his damn phone?" - don't worry, we'll have our revenge when they have their own children not answering ;)

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Centralparkgirl on Oct 13, 09 at 06:19 PM

OK sf7307 - call me when you can't reach your baby during our next nor'easter - lol - which may be in a few days!
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Good one :) I am sure he is okay CPG -

Oh Razzle, I am so sorry about the downed trees. Did the one tree due a lot of damage to your husband's car?

A huge big branch got knocked off the 125 year old walnut tree. The noise made me jump out of my skin so I can only imagine how much noise your poor trees caused. My front garden is like a lake.

It is still raining here but now the wind has died down. It was horribly windy most of the day. I heard sirens constantly, no doubt some because of accidents on I-80.

Lost my internet and tv reception for hours but thankfully not the power.

I hope all of you at work get home safe and sound!