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9 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

That’s pretty good. We were 8 days in the October 2011 snowstorm and that was awesome 

that was the second of a week and a half of power loss that year, Irene happened a week after my kid was born and we had no power for 7, then Oct we lost for 12, with a new born...that sucked

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29 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

A real ice storm. 4” accretion in some places.

 

Saw the aftermath but wasn't much in Eastern Mass. Only one I remember of significance was when I was a kid living in a heavily wooded area. The noise was unreal. Constant cracking. Actually spooked my father who had been in very heavy combat. 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_New_England_ice_storm_of_1973#:~:text=The Southern New England ice,also affected New York State.&text=Connecticut%2C Massachusetts%2C New York%2C Rhode Island.

 

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1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

The best year of our lives . The memories 

yeah, I remember going out after midnight in Oct, power already gone, and just hearing nothing but tree limbs and trees snapping everywhere it was surreal, then watching the 60' spruce fall on my neighbor's house was not good, luckily nobody hurt

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1 minute ago, tavwtby said:

yeah, I remember going out after midnight in Oct, power already gone, and just hearing nothing but tree limbs and trees snapping everywhere it was surreal, then watching the 60' spruce fall on my neighbor's house was not good, luckily nobody hurt

There’s something about that sound.. it’s magical . 

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5 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

I lost power for 7 days in 2011, it sucked, lucky I had a wood stove, but you can't shower, it's a pain to cook anything even though my stove has a cook top and I couldn't work and make any money.

we had to stay with the in-laws because of the baby

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5 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

I lost power for 7 days in 2011, it sucked, lucky I had a wood stove, but you can't shower, it's a pain to cook anything even though my stove has a cook top and I couldn't work and make any money.

I worked 33 days straight.  I'm an electrician. All i did was work, and somehow came out on the short end when it came to how much we actually took in. I was off the deep end after that, I was actually ready to hang it up and pursue something else... kind of like now. Burnout is a very real phenomenon 

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22 minutes ago, UnitedWx said:

I worked 33 days straight.  I'm an electrician. All i did was work, and somehow came out on the short end when it came to how much we actually took in. I was off the deep end after that, I was actually ready to hang it up and pursue something else... kind of like now. Burnout is a very real phenomenon 

Oh I hear ya.  As a teacher I know the feeling.  

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5 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

We get the blues here

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hey, at this point I'll take those blues over nothing, maybe I can baby step my way to 40" this year, only need about 16... talking about no power, I had no gas for an entire winter, luckily had electric tho, so I had a plug in hot plate to heat water for bathing and closed off one room with heavy blankets and used a space heater, those were not fun times, totally my fault due to lifestyle choice, thankfully I've learned valuable lessons...

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3 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Hasn't everyone explained it? Between QPF and lack of good winds advecting in some lower Tds, not sure how much damage they'll be. 

I explained all this to him last night at this time, ad nauseam …

… just like others have at multiple other times spanning many years.

Forget it! He’s not going to get it. He’s never going to get it.  His fucking cats could explain it to him by now -  it’s not going to penetrate 

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4 minutes ago, tavwtby said:

hey, at this point I'll take those blues over nothing, maybe I can baby step my way to 40" this year, only need about 16... talking about no power, I had no gas for an entire winter, luckily had electric tho, so I had a plug in hot plate to heat water for bathing and closed off one room with heavy blankets and used a space heater, those were not fun times, totally my fault due to lifestyle choice, thankfully I've learned valuable lessons...

Blues add up if you get enough but I'd rather have a couple butterscotch's.

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2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

That’s pretty good. We were 8 days in the October 2011 snowstorm and that was awesome 

You didn’t have to worry about pipes freezing for the October event.  You do now.  Maybe you should review turning off your water so if the power goes you minimize damage to your house.

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