Hurricane force winds whipped through New England Saturday, downing trees, powerlines, and killing as many as 5 people. Up to 500,000 homes are still without power, and damage is estimated in the millions of dollars.
Flood warnings are posted for much of Southern Connecticut, as swollen rivers and streams spill out onto roadways and wash away low-income houses whose residents should have seen it coming.
Police scrambled to barricade roads with downed power lines, and over-paid lazy utility workers are laboring far into the night to rack up overtime wages to support their occasional PCP habits.
Trees were down across Southern Connecticut, but the author's field research found Darien was hit hardest. An irate man was interviewed on the side of Hollow Tree Ridge Road late last night.
"Try doing this since, oh, what time is it? I've been doing this since 7. I tried Half-Mile, I tried Ox Ridge, they're all closed." Despite the author's repeated statements that informed the man that the author's residence is in Newtown, the flustered man continued to berate the author with unintelligible street names.
The author was saved only when a Honda Civic approached with two men apparently under the influence of marijuana cigarettes. The driver calmly received the verbal onslaught of the distraught man, but the passenger, apparently Patrick Shwyasted beyond all recognition, screamed at the author "We just wanna go home, God damnit!"
School is cancelled for Monday March 15 in several school districts, including New Canaan, Darien, Fairfield, and Notre Dame Fairfield. Fairfield Prep could not be reached for comment, though analysts estimate that the Prep school will no doubt continue its policy of Fascist school-sessions-on-days-where-there-clearly-shouldn't-be-school, as showcased in the '09-'10 snow season.
Authorities say power should be back online for the majority of the state approximately whenever the fuck they feel like fixing it.
This NOAA Satellite Image clearly shows the Nor'Easter "Big Richard" making penetration of New England Saturday Afternoon.
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