BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?

Subject: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Hollowfox
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 12:07 PM

I just heard on the news about the nor'easter/ice storm that went through where a bunch of 'Catters live. Is everybody ok?

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 12:25 PM

I wondered too.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: GUEST,Nick
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 12:30 PM

I live in NW CT and awoke to just a dusting of snow here, but about 15 miles away is Torrington. News reports have it as being among the hardest hit, lots of trees down, roads blocked and schools closed.At one point they were reporting that there were 50 houses WITH power. You know things are pretty bad when they report those with rather than those w/o. Seems like the damage is pretty localized, no fatalities reported as of yet (knock on wood) But the wind is up today and the power company expects that a few people who havve had restored power migh lose it again. They do not expect all service back for another day and a half. SUposed to go down well below freezing tonight so it could be a real pain.
Still could be worse, remeber the ice storm in Quebec last year? (I think it was last year)

Nick

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: MMario
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 12:34 PM

News this am saaid that customers in connecticut without power was down to 50,000 from a high of 192,000 - which is pretty good ; as they also said a lot of the power outages were localized problems (In other words they had LOTS of small problems rather then a couple big ones)

at home lost power for several hours yesterday and about 1.5 hours last night

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 12:39 PM

I live in about the center of the state... near New Haven. We had some black ice reported in the area, but if there was any here in Derby, it was all melted by the time I went out.

Thanks for asking..

The Pookah lives up the road a piece... I think it was allright up there, too..

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 12:39 PM

Connecticut...

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 01:14 PM

Kendall, SINSULL, Jeri??

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Midchuck
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 01:14 PM

The ice storm missed us in west central VT. It was just wet here yesterday. Raining when we went to bed, 5 or 6 inches wet snow when we got up this morning. And we're in the low part of Vermont, where we get relatively little snow. Killington had up to 9" Saturday night and Sunday, before we got any down here. They must have a whole mess of it by now.

Peter.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 02:30 PM

Up here in Richmond, ME, it was just a mess of 3 inches of wet snow which we had to shovel away before it froze on the walks and driveway.
Further south in Maine they had it much worse with an inch of frozen sleet on the branches, and the subsequent breaking of tree limbs and power lines.

Good thing that Naemanson moved into this building. He makes a great snow shoveler!

It's too early in the season for this kind of shit!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Naemanson
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 03:34 PM

Charley, as I pointed out to someone at work this morning. Snow is white and shit is brown. We had a SNOW storm not a SHIT storm.

Of course, once I move to Sicily I don't expect to have to shovel anything for a while.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: katlaughing
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 03:57 PM

Naw, then you'll get to stomp grapes instead...lot more fun!

When I called attbi this morning I was routed to a nice young man in Newfoundland. He said they'd just had their first big snowstorm.

I also spoke to friend near the Cape and my daughter near Mystic (CT), and it didn't sound as though it had hit too badly in either place, though the Cape is windy, today.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Jeri
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 04:53 PM

We got some wet snow with sleet on top. I got it off the porch yesterday while it was still a sloppy mess with a crust. I just beat hell out of the car today and the iceberg fell off. Some of it's still on trees and some trees still are pretty bent over.

Naemie, Re "shit is brown," you never had to suck down a barium milkshake, have you?

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Hollowfox
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 05:21 PM

Yup, Jeri's all right. Now, how about Sandy Paton? George Ward? Kendall Morse?

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 05:26 PM

Nelson, NH got hit pretty hard with ice that shook the house on Saturday night. Church was cancelled Sunday morning due to no power- but the house was ok except for a temporary blip. More ice and snow last night- there's 4-5 inches of snow, and we lost power for a few hours this morning. Two hour delay from school, too! But the road crews really know their stuff around here and we got around soon enough.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: SINSULL
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 05:34 PM

Kendall lost power for e few hours yesterday. I lost it most of the night - e very cold night with three angry cats under the blankets. That was the worst of it. The sun took care of most of the mess today. Tonight - more wind and snow/sleet/rain but no potential disasters. My new home has a separate emergency generator, which, if I can figure out how to get it going, will prevent any further cold nights.
Thanks for asking.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 05:43 PM

OK here Hollowfox, thanks for the concern. Here in central southern New Hampshire we got snow, rain, sleet, ice & wind. A normal start to a New England winter it's letting us know she's blowing in. Barry

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Amos
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 06:29 PM

Well we had some very threatening mist coming in from the sea this morning. The Pacific, I mean. But after sunrise it burned off and w espent the afternoon in the low 70's with a gentle breeze incoming most of the afternoon.

Loverly day if a bit short!


A

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Peg
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 06:30 PM

Boston got high winds and some rainy sleet but no accumulation. I did lose power briefly Saturday night...the mountains and further north and west got it lots worse...

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Jeri
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 06:32 PM

Amos, Bite Me.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 06:33 PM

Shaddup, Amos, and go back to flooding dick.......(grin)

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: Jeri
Date: 18 Nov 02 - 06:36 PM

Sorcha, sounds like he's got a personal problem! Better than Spotted Dick though!

I'll tell you, I used to love winter when I 1) didn't have a house that might fall apart and 2) wasn't too broke (and/or too cheap) to turn the thermostat up to a reasonable temperature.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: johnross
Date: 19 Nov 02 - 12:44 PM

When I talked to Caroline Paton Sunday afternoon, she told me they were without power (but obviously, the telephones worked). No idea when (or if) the lights came back on.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: GUEST,bbc at work
Date: 20 Nov 02 - 11:50 AM

Yup, Patons have power again, but it was out for some period of time. Sandy may still be catching up on the threads.

best,

bbc

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 20 Nov 02 - 04:00 PM

My son works in Hanover NH, and lives in Quechee VT, anybody know if they got hit?

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: SINSULL
Date: 20 Nov 02 - 06:56 PM

No...but Amos will if I get close enough.

Subject: RE: BS: New Englanders OK after ice storm?
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Nov 02 - 11:57 PM

It wasn't bad, the media exagerates.