Wish I could do more than send Warm Thoughts to my family and friends up in Massachusetts and Connecticut who are without power following this crazy October storm!
I cannot imagine how frustrated you must feel – especially since all you can do is wait until the various electrical and tree removal crews can get in to do their jobs. I hope they will all be able to work quickly and SAFELY to get everyone back up and running. I can’t imagine the headache this is for the emergency services folks… it’s tough work when the majority of people are effected through out the area. You can’t get food or gas because they don’t have power either.
Both my kids are also without power since Saturday – however my daughter at least has a wood stove keeping them warm. She’s working to keep the freezer cold by running a small generator every so often – but I think my son is going to loose everything again… he was out of power for several days following the tornado in his neighborhood this past June.
We got a fair amount of wet snow here in PA and those areas with lots of trees and power lines in the same place are suffering with the same lack of power. We did OK right here at the Stone House – lights flickered but stayed on. We have a conduit running from the garage to the house to ‘one day’ put in a generator… that ‘one day’ may need to come sooner than later.
Here are some pictures from Sunday after the sun had been working at melting the snow for a while.
Out my side porch to the driveway… right there at that first step is where I fell last February – needless to say I did NOT go out there.
This is looking off my side porch towards the front – the butterfly bushes are drooping over… usually taller than me which I know isn’t saying much – but they were easily 6 ft tall this year.
Again from the side porch looking into the back yard towards the garage. We (meaning The Engineer) did go around and knock the snow off the bushes before they got messed up.
I will be in Nashua NH later this week for A Quilters Gathering Quilt Show. I had planned to drive up on Tuesday and stay with my daughter and go to Southampton Quilts on Wednesday before heading up to NH. But now I’m not sure they will be open? So I may just head up first thing on Wednesday and head right to Nashua… I don’t know just yet?
Some power crews must be working somewhere around here as my power keeps flickering on and off… so I better try and post this.
Stay as warm as you can…
2 comments:
Hopefully the kids have your lovely warm quilts to keep them from freezing to bad...
I know when the ice storm hit Tulsa and they were without power for nearly 2 weeks- it can be a nightmare- especially losing all your food.
Hopefully all we be back on tomorrow. I can pray!
Have fun and be safe in your travels.
What crazy weather we have had this year. A tornado, micro burst and now an October snow storm. I can't imagine what winter will bring. After not having power for 6 days...we learned a few things. Next time, we'll be well prepared..including having our very own generator.
Hope the weather didn't cause any problems with your trip to NH!
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