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What was bad and what was good about the
hurricane and power outage?
BY JULIE WIATT
 Francis
Roland: "The worst thing was power lines falling on the
market area and making the market move [to the municipal center
parking lot.] I've been the market manager for 21 out of 22
years and this was the most confusing time. I just found out
at 9 o'clock last night that we had to move. The best thing
was the customers still showed up. That's Takoma Park for
you!"
 Bennie
Bennett: "The worst thing was it made a whole lot more
trees to pick up, a lot of extra work. A good thing was a
lot of people started talking to each other, got to know each
other. I think it made the community a little stronger."
Rick Washington: "I live in Washington, DC, and it
really didn't affect me there. But I had to change my work
procedure. I had to cut down trees. But I think that was good
because those trees could have fallen and hurt someone."
 Laura
Schneider: "The worst thing was when I was watching a
movie and the power went off. A good thing I liked was having
candle-lit dinners."
Kate Schneider: "The worst thing was the ice cream
thawed. Everything thawed. It was soft and squishy and gooey.
A good thing was we got to sleep downstairs in the basement,
which is an awesome place. We got to stock up on movies but
we just got to see one. And I almost had an excuse to not
do my homework, but then I did it by flashlight."
Sarah Mitchell: "The worst thing was running out of
batteries and then buying 36 D batteries and then the power
came back on. The best thing was I couldn't do any laundry
or vacuuming."
 Suzanne
Montie: The worst part was my son can't get on the internet
to talk with his friends. No IM-ing. The best part, I think
you do more socializing. Everybody chats. There's nothing
like an emergency to bring people together. You get off the
treadmill, you slow down. It's very pleasant. But for kids
who are blitzed out on technology it's harder."
Kitty Montie: The best part was they closed the government
and Metro. Very nice. They certainly kept everyone in a good
mood. They didn't push everybody to go to work, so it was
calmer. The worst was seeing trash in Old Town Alexandria
when the river overflowed. It stunned me to see how much trash
there was. There was a five foot ridge of trash.
 Austin
Hill: "The worst part is cold showers [shudder]. The best
part is playing more board games."
Joanne Hill: "I have an aquarium and I'm worried that
my fish will die. The best part is more time to read and not
do anything."
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