Woodland Valley is one of the few neighborhoods in Shandaken where the power is still out today, four days after the storm.
Carol Seitz, the president of the Woodland Community Association, has been blogging about the valley's experience of the storm at the Woodland Valley View. Her account of the Monday night Sandy hit the valley is worth reading in its entirety, but here's a little peek:
Earlier in the day one of my friends in the valley told me that her friend from Louisiana had called and told her to do what they do in a storm, which is, have a "hunker down" party. They watch the weather channel and every time the announcer says "hunker down" they have a shot. Right about 8:00pm in a very strong and sustained gust of wind I heard a huge crash and something hit my house with a large bang. My house shook. I was truly terrified. In those few seconds God clearly said to me "hunker down"! So despite my disapproving attitude regarding drinking alone, I walked straight to my liquor cabinet and did a shot of vodka. I thought if I was going to die I should at least be a little happier!
