A shout out to all our Vermont DUers

[malaise]

We're thinking of you. I can't believe the damage. Hang on in there.
Hope the power returns soon. Love you Bernie Sanders :grouphug:

[gateley]

1. Echoing malaise's shout! nt

[w8liftinglady]

2. I wish there was something I could do to help!...Let me know!

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. *hugs to Vermonters and others suffering from Irene*

[stuckinarut]

4. All clear here, except for alot of farmland close by.

But thanks for the kind words and thoughts.

[cali]

5. thanks, malaise

and thanks everyone for the positive thoughts and messages.

[shireen]

6. i have a question for a Vermonter ....

what is it about Vermont topography that made it susceptible to such catastrophic flooding?

I was out of power for 3 days and living in a news vacuum. But when power returned, and i started catching up with the news I was utterly shocked by what had happened in Vermont. It was just horrible. My heart goes out to all of you.

:hug:

[cali]

7. lots of rivers and creeks, lots of hills and mountains

and lots of water already in the ground. We also had serious flooding in late May- though nothing nearly as bad as this. It's pretty shocking. Thanks for caring.

[yardwork]

8. Photos of the destruction in VT. I am thinking of you.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/incredible-pictures-of-irenes-destruction-in-verm

[malaise]

11. Wow!

That is devastation

[shireen]

12. very difficult to comprehend

i have a hard time wrapping my head around that. It is utterly shocking and heartbreaking.

:cry:

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. It is amazing the force that water can put on

In training, to make the point, we used half inch hoses.

Suffice it to say ankle deep water, fast enough, can make you lose your footing.

Once that enters the imagination... it is easy to comprehend the force involved. Some of those raging rivers are putting on tons of pressure per square inch...

[swilton]

9. Hang tough Vermonters!

We're with you in spirit even if we can't be there physically!

[Waiting For Everyman]

10. Thinking of you (((Vermonters))).

Also everywhere else that was flooded, blacked out, or damaged.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. I wish I had more than one rec

[TheBigotBasher]

15. K&R