Plus I recall a mention of a possible tornado somewhere. Lovely.
And it wasn't Irene that made us lose power. Just a huge thunderstorm. The hurricane won't be hitting us until late Saturday/early Sunday as well, if I recall, and it's currently still near Florida. And with Irene said to be bigger and growing...yeah, this will be interesting. XD
On a side note, yay, I finally have internet again! Granted for how long is unknown...