storm winds and flood water

Since tropical storm Xangsane knocked out the power for the whole city, I guess there was nothing else to do but go out and take some pictures: What I like about my neighborhood is that there are a lot of trees around. However once in a while a tropical storm passes by and rips these trees off their roots and leaves them for dead. there were so much uprooted trees around, it would have made a grown druid cry. now these are what I call road blocks! tree branches left on the road after the wake of the typhoon. these leaves and branches were actually flying around like green winged bats and deformed broomstick during the storm. I even had to dodge them while driving home. I guess Someone upstairs is saying "thou shall allow parking here!" the bus won't be stopping here today... good thing no one was hurt though. Flood! 1: cars driving up thru the pedestrian sidewalk. 2: This guy just realized that his car won't make it thru the flooded area 3: if you drive a SUV, you could probably brave the waters. 4: this guy is smarter... going thru the side of the street where the ground is much higher. Guess the parking area is closed today. this one picture is from CNN.com