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Talked with Wally. All is well on the mountain. Lower Bennington, however, is not doing so well.
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Hurricane Irene
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Friends and fellow YT members one group working together is stronger than one man working alone. VT'ers Please let your local VT community know that you have a group of willing members to donate more than money, although we are working on that as well. Please let the BOD know where and when
our resources can be utilized. We want to support your local community anyway we can.
our resources can be utilized. We want to support your local community anyway we can.
Glad to hear everyone is healthy and doing the best they can given the circumstances.
Luckily we did not suffer any damage or major flooding in my neighborhood and I didn't get recalled for work.
If anyone needs anything from my neck of the woods (NJ) just say the word.
OB
Luckily we did not suffer any damage or major flooding in my neighborhood and I didn't get recalled for work.
If anyone needs anything from my neck of the woods (NJ) just say the word.
OB
Interesting News
The aftermath of Hurricane Irene has created not only an estimated $12 billion worth of damage, but it continues to leave many east coast residents without power and access to basic necessities.In Vermont, where flooding has cut off a dozen towns from the rest of the state and left thousands without access to electricity, the state’s ability to respond to Irene has been hobbled by a previous disaster: the war in Iraq. The Burlington Free Press reports that the state has had to borrow 10 helicopters total from Illinois and New Hampshire to respond to the disaster because all six of its Black Hawk helicopters are still in Iraq: Eight helicopters on loan from the Illinois National Guard were expected to arrive Tuesday night in Vermont to help the Vermont National Guard deliver food, medicine, water and other supplies to 13 Vermont towns cut off from the rest of the state in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. The outside helicopter support is needed because all six of the Vermont Guard’s Black Hawk helicopters are still in Iraq, where they and 55 Vermont soldiers are wrapping up a yearlong hospital transport mission, said Lt. Lloyd Goodrow, spokesman for the Vermont Guard. [...] The New Hampshire National Guard sent over two of its Black Hawk helicopters on Monday. The two were used to transport Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, Gov. Peter Shumlin, Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on a survey of flood-damaged areas in the state.“We’d be in a very different scenario if they were here,” said Lt. Lloyd Goodrow, a spokesman for the Vermont National Guard, of the six Black Hawk helicopters. The helicopters being used in operations to drop supplies to the dozen towns that have been cut off are smaller than Vermont’s Black Hawks, and deliveries are occurring slowly.
The aftermath of Hurricane Irene has created not only an estimated $12 billion worth of damage, but it continues to leave many east coast residents without power and access to basic necessities.In Vermont, where flooding has cut off a dozen towns from the rest of the state and left thousands without access to electricity, the state’s ability to respond to Irene has been hobbled by a previous disaster: the war in Iraq. The Burlington Free Press reports that the state has had to borrow 10 helicopters total from Illinois and New Hampshire to respond to the disaster because all six of its Black Hawk helicopters are still in Iraq: Eight helicopters on loan from the Illinois National Guard were expected to arrive Tuesday night in Vermont to help the Vermont National Guard deliver food, medicine, water and other supplies to 13 Vermont towns cut off from the rest of the state in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. The outside helicopter support is needed because all six of the Vermont Guard’s Black Hawk helicopters are still in Iraq, where they and 55 Vermont soldiers are wrapping up a yearlong hospital transport mission, said Lt. Lloyd Goodrow, spokesman for the Vermont Guard. [...] The New Hampshire National Guard sent over two of its Black Hawk helicopters on Monday. The two were used to transport Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, Gov. Peter Shumlin, Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on a survey of flood-damaged areas in the state.“We’d be in a very different scenario if they were here,” said Lt. Lloyd Goodrow, a spokesman for the Vermont National Guard, of the six Black Hawk helicopters. The helicopters being used in operations to drop supplies to the dozen towns that have been cut off are smaller than Vermont’s Black Hawks, and deliveries are occurring slowly.
vtcruiser60
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We live 2 minutes from the Burlington airport and the helicopter traffic is nearly constant now. They have Chinook's flying too, no visible Blackhawks, but lots of other stuff.
Access is a problem. Still many roads are closed. A lot of people want to help and are having trouble figuring out how. The Vt. jeepers voulenteered and sat for 6 hrs. @ the State Police barracks because no one new what to do with them. Maybe try the Red Cross.
wow. it's unbelievable.