The ice storm left us without power from Friday morning to Sunday morning, almost 48 hours to the minute.We got off easily, really. There are still homes in Maine and New Hampshire without power, and they might not get it back for several more days.
Usually it's Ken who goes to check on neighbors in storms like this, making sure they're all right and seeing if they need anything. This time a neighbor actually checked on us, and that was much appreciated. He even brought his generator to us for a few hours on Saturday.
That meant we could run the fridge, freezer, and furnace for awhile, so we didn't lose any food and our house was toasty warm.
That meant we could run the fridge, freezer, and furnace for awhile, so we didn't lose any food and our house was toasty warm.We have a wood stove, too. I was able to cook meals on it. We certainly didn't suffer any.
I learned it's possible to knit in the pitch dark. All you need is a flashlight strategically propped on the top of the sofa, positioned so that its beam shines on your hands, your needles, and the yarn. Not a bad deal, really.
The one scary moment occurred at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. We were brought out of a deep sleep by the blare of our security alarm. My heart was in my throat, but I soon realized it wasn't an intruder because Molly was calm. Had it been an intruder, she'd have been barking madly and lunging at him. Ken and I grabbed flashlights and headed to the basement, where Ken disconnected the security system's batteries. Something about the batteries being affected by the power being off for so long?? I'm not sure what caused the problem, but it got the old adrenaline working for awhile there.
All in all, loss of power for 48 hours was a brief inconvenience and a chance to slow down a bit.
What pretty photos. Glad you survived the storm with good old-fashioned Maine hardiness and you certainly used Yankee ingenuity with the knitting! We were very fortunate in that we only lost power for about 15 hours. Thank goodness it wasn't that cold.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures, its amazing how something so problem causing - can be so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your power back and not extreme damage was done.
looks cold, glad you survived okay without power. we all need to be prepared in our day and age. we are having snow today for a real change in our warm desert climate and black ice on the highways. time to stay inside.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so beautiful encased in ice but I'm so sorry you had to be without power for 48 hours. I've never experienced that long an outage. How awful! However, it sure is nice to have helpful neighbors willing to generously loan you their generator and check on you. Good for Ken for doing the same.
ReplyDeleteYour post reminded me of the Labor Day storm [10 years ago] that affected a large amount of people and it was really something! And Buffalo's unexpected ice storm [in Oct. 2 years ago, I think] knocked power out for many people, my son included. He will never forget it!
ReplyDeleteGlad that you and your husband managed to weather the storm.