Storm Aftermath

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:33 am

After yesterday's storm, I just wanted to make sure everyone was ok. Looks like a Tornado touched down near Vaughan, and hundreds of houses were damaged or destroyed. Sadly , 1 boy was also killed.

I know we have a lot of members from that region so I hope you are all ok.

Extensive damage was also recorded in Sarnia, Corunna, Strathroy, London, and west to Toronto. Though by watching any of the GTA news stations, you'd never know that other cities were affected. Anyway, I hope all is well.

Tapsucker · Post by **Tapsucker** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:49 pm

For good or bad, nature still rules...

It's been several years, but I used to spend some time up around Durham. I hope that nice town is not scarred to badly.

It was truly bad patio weather.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:36 pm

I'm around the DVP & York Mills... it was freaking weird how a low dark cloud drifted in. At one point I looked out the front window to see how much rain was on the street, but I literally couldn't see as far as the street!

I only lost hydro for a couple hours & my hops survived, so I consider myself lucky.

Duct Tape · Post by **Duct Tape** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:18 pm

We had no power in Bloor West from 6ish until 12:30 or so in the morning. Which made getting to sleep a hideous sweaty humid sticky experience, made all the worse by the fact that i had no beer in the fridge and had been planning on selecting and chilling something when i got home last night.

Fortunately, the pub down the road had power, so i could get a warm meal and a Trailhead Lager (it was the best of a bad beer list) for dinner.

At least there was no damage to property in my neighbourhood that i am aware of, and my car appeared to not have any trees parked on it when i looked down the street in its general direction this morning en route to the Subway.

Worst part of a 6 hour blackout, living on top of a subway station and hearing the rumble of the electric trains beneath you while sitting beerless in the dark.

Magni · Post by **Magni** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:09 pm

I was in St. Catharines during the storm, the power went out... It was a great excuse to go drink at the Merchant Ale house for a few hours though!

Rob Creighton · Post by **Rob Creighton** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:53 pm

To attach a beer theme, the tornado in Durham went just north of Charles Maclean's new brewery.

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:34 am

Duct Tape wrote:while sitting beerless in the dark.

What you couldn't scrounge up some ice??? Don't tell me you've actually managed to finish off your cellar!!!

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:49 am

Rob Creighton wrote:To attach a beer theme, the tornado in Durham went just north of Charles Maclean's new brewery.

I wondered about that one. Glad the new brewery (and Charles) wasn't taken out!

Rob Creighton · Post by **Rob Creighton** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:25 am

I told Charles that it would have been awful if it had destroyed his house but a tragedy if it had destroyed the brewery.

Duct Tape · Post by **Duct Tape** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:34 am

JerCraigs wrote:
Duct Tape wrote:while sitting beerless in the dark.
What you couldn't scrounge up some ice??? Don't tell me you've actually managed to finish off your cellar!!!

No no, there is still a solid supply to be worked through, the problem is, i have been deciding what i want and putting it in the fridge upon arrival home so nothing is over chilled.

And Ice, in our tiny freezer, good luck finding a place to make it with all the food stuffed in there!!! We barely scraped up enough ice for four scotch's while watching Maria Sharapova on TV saturday night.