From our local TV Station:
“MEREDITH, N.H. —Power is being restored to tens of thousands of New Hampshire customers after heavy, wet snow and freezing rain fell Wednesday morning.
Several inches (10+) of dense snow fell in the Lakes Region, weighing down trees and branches, and bringing down power lines, resulting in nearly 20,000 outages.”
Here is a map of my little area in New Hampshire. The Red Arrow is pointing to my neighborhood, where no one has power!
They released a statement saying if there was no power by 10 PM tonight then we wouldn’t be restored until Thursday! ***Groan***
Thursday I am supposed to bring the dackels in to get their stitches out. Please keep the roads clear and get my power back on!
As it was on Wednesday morning I went out to climb a ladder to clear our satellite dish, and when doing this got a face full of snow!
However, I cleared the snow, plugged the TV and dish into the generator, and maintained contact with the world!
This is the worst snow/power outage we have had since moving here 20 years ago. Jack insisted back then on buying the generator, and I told him it was a waste of money. Well, today I have thanked him again and again!
***Update***
At midnight I woke when the flashing yellow lights came through my window. It was the New Hampshire Electric Co-Op Linemen! I swear I could hear Glenn Campbell singing:
” I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searchin’ in the sun for another overload
I hear you singin’ in the wire,
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
But it don’t look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south won’t ever stand the strain
And I need you more than want you,
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman is still on the line”
I’m glad you have a generator.
God bless the linemen!! Being without power is crippling! We have a generator too. You really just can’t be without one if you live in places where power-outages happen. Hope the pups’ stitches came out and all is well!!
I guess for poor people, things are even harder.