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Storm Update
Mar. 14th, 2023 07:31 am We still have power! Although it is making some of the lights flicker and dim in a way that is extremely unsettling. I suspect those are the older lights that draw more power since the kitchen lights don't do that. The power did briefly go out and then came back, so I rushed to get our buckets filled, which I meant to do yesterday. That didn't happen because I called my dentist to ask about my appointment that was supposed to be this afternoon and they said, can you come in ASAP? So I did, which meant I got home and walked Mara as crafting started and made dinner during crafting. Went to bed and forgot about buckets. But we're good on water now (we have plenty of potable water too) and I sent the one important work email that needs to be sent. Technically I've got off work today since campus closed, but time sensitive emails for the course.
We canceled the Wed course meeting because honestly we assumed C and I wouldn't have power (we host and record the meetings) so at least there's less stuff to worry about. Thurs session is still on but requires a lot less effort.
We have 8 inches of snow that fell overnight, really heavy crunchy packing snow, so I don't expect our power to stay on for long. As I walked Mara, I could hear branches cracking on the trees. Now, we live next to a swamp, so those trees break really easy but still disconcerting. Mara is grumpy about the snow. She loves snow up to the point where it touches her belly, then she's very grumpy about it. I tell her that this is the life of every small dog ever but she just gives me a look.
We're due for at least another 6 inches of snow today and then the wind is going to pick up overnight. I'm going to clear some of the snow from the driveway during the day today in the hopes that it makes it easier later. Although the winds might just blow it all back on, so maybe I won't.
The plows have made one (middle of the night) and a half (just now) passes on the road and I saw two emergency jeeps driving by plus one person in a jeep who was probably getting off night shift. Most everyone is hunkered down because the roads are just fully snow.
Eta: lost power as of 1pm, lots of repair trucks out on the road. I cleared the important part if the driveway and we've gotten three inches of snow since then. Wind is starting to pick up
We canceled the Wed course meeting because honestly we assumed C and I wouldn't have power (we host and record the meetings) so at least there's less stuff to worry about. Thurs session is still on but requires a lot less effort.
We have 8 inches of snow that fell overnight, really heavy crunchy packing snow, so I don't expect our power to stay on for long. As I walked Mara, I could hear branches cracking on the trees. Now, we live next to a swamp, so those trees break really easy but still disconcerting. Mara is grumpy about the snow. She loves snow up to the point where it touches her belly, then she's very grumpy about it. I tell her that this is the life of every small dog ever but she just gives me a look.
We're due for at least another 6 inches of snow today and then the wind is going to pick up overnight. I'm going to clear some of the snow from the driveway during the day today in the hopes that it makes it easier later. Although the winds might just blow it all back on, so maybe I won't.
The plows have made one (middle of the night) and a half (just now) passes on the road and I saw two emergency jeeps driving by plus one person in a jeep who was probably getting off night shift. Most everyone is hunkered down because the roads are just fully snow.
Eta: lost power as of 1pm, lots of repair trucks out on the road. I cleared the important part if the driveway and we've gotten three inches of snow since then. Wind is starting to pick up
