As if I need anything else to complain about, that thunderstorm that blew through LI last Thursday did some pretty significant damage to my house. We had a tree come down on my house, put a hole in my roof and then bounce off and destroy my porch and stoop and even manage to smash my car windshield. We had 3 really strong gusts, I actually saw the second gust pick everything off the ground (destroy my barbecue and outdoor bar/gazebo in the process) and generally just scare the excrement out us. We had to wake the kids up, and grab the dog and run into the basement. Everything started really going, thank god, once we were down there.
Importantly, no one got hurt and we are insured so thank God, it could have been a lot worse. Crazy what Mother Nature can do with the snap of her fingers.