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rod · October 3rd, 2003, 10:52 AM

The city is a real mess. Lots of folks still don't have power; there are still trees against houses and power lines are down. Trees are uprooted everywhere and have ripped up sidewalks. I can hear chainsaws right now. Point Pleasant Park is destroyed, thousands of trees gone. The Public Gardens haven't been so damaged since the Halifax Explosion.The wind peaked at 180 kilometers an hour.

I'm a sailor and was lucky that my boat is OK. Juan hit at high tide and the storm surge added at least 6 feet. Wharves broke up and boats dragged their moorings. My wife and I saw 11 boats high and dry around the Northwest Arm and there are boats ashore in Bedford and Dartmouth. Fishermen up and down the coast have lost have lost everything.

The best thing is that people have been helping each other out. It's actually been a very social time in a typical Maritime way. There have been neighourhood BBQ's and those with power have friends over for showers and hot food and drinks. People have worked together to clear yards etc. Hopefully, things will be functioning fairly normally by Monday.

October 3rd, 2003, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
rod TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 54	Halifax got pounded The city is a real mess. Lots of folks still don't have power; there are still trees against houses and power lines are down. Trees are uprooted everywhere and have ripped up sidewalks. I can hear chainsaws right now. Point Pleasant Park is destroyed, thousands of trees gone. The Public Gardens haven't been so damaged since the Halifax Explosion.The wind peaked at 180 kilometers an hour. I'm a sailor and was lucky that my boat is OK. Juan hit at high tide and the storm surge added at least 6 feet. Wharves broke up and boats dragged their moorings. My wife and I saw 11 boats high and dry around the Northwest Arm and there are boats ashore in Bedford and Dartmouth. Fishermen up and down the coast have lost have lost everything. The best thing is that people have been helping each other out. It's actually been a very social time in a typical Maritime way. There have been neighourhood BBQ's and those with power have friends over for showers and hot food and drinks. People have worked together to clear yards etc. Hopefully, things will be functioning fairly normally by Monday.