Snow Storm

[burrheadd]

A couple of minutes after I posted that last video of the guy on the roof (1:20 p.m.) my power went out. Now when the power goes out in the summer when you are living out in the sticks it can be a little inconvenience but in the winter its a disaster. No heat (furnace fan won't work) and no running water (ground pump won't operate). Little things like no lights and no tv are minor. I'm lucky in the fact that I have a gas fireplace that is keeping the chill out of the house and I have a couple of 2000 watt generators that I keep the fridge. a few lights (and computer) plugged into but we still have no water other than 30 gallons I keep on hand just to fill the toilets in emergencies like this. If worse comes to worse I can always get a refill out of the river (it hasn't froze yet).
The power company pulled all work crews off the road at 5:00 and have announced they won't be back out until tomorrow. There are approximately 6,000 of us without power right now and the heavy wet snow is still falling and wind is still blowing up to 40 mph. This could get bad. Sure glad I have a full jug of Black Velvet and a case of diet coke.

Easy fix
Move back to civilization

 

[oldngray]

@rod just saw your situation on the network news ,,,you are getting pouded ,,, good luck friend!!

 

[rod]

Easy fix
Move back to civilization

I would rather take my chances in the sticks. That civilization is full of Millennials now.

 

[rod]

 

[Turdferguson]

GFYS

póg mo thóin

 

[haller]

Normally when a big storm is predicted it turns out to be just the weather forecasters crying wolf but I think they may have called this one correct. Its snowing so hard you can hardly see and with 30- 40 mph wind gusts its not the pretty first snow of the season kind of snow. My Direct tv dish is plugged up with snow so we have no tv reception and now I have to convince the wife to get up on the roof and clean it out. Suppose to get at least a foot. Fun fun.

@rod She sounds like a keeper!

 

[rod]

Got the generator gassed up---the house is stable at 66 degrees--I'm hitting the sack. Have LOTS of heavy wet snow to move tomorrow.

 

[rod]

Did I mention I hate heavy wet snow?

 

[Catatonic]

Normally when a big storm is predicted it turns out to be just the weather forecasters crying wolf but I think they may have called this one correct. Its snowing so hard you can hardly see and with 30- 40 mph wind gusts its not the pretty first snow of the season kind of snow. My Direct tv dish is plugged up with snow so we have no tv reception and now I have to convince the wife to get up on the roof and clean it out. Suppose to get at least a foot. Fun fun.

At my house in the NC mountains, DirectTV wanted to put my dish on top of the roof.
I said NO.
Put it out from the house to get line of sight so I could brush the snow off.

 

[Catatonic]

Sorry to hear that man. Stay safe

But glad your not there!

 

[Operational needs]

Got the generator gassed up---the house is stable at 66 degrees--I'm hitting the sack. Have LOTS of heavy wet snow to move tomorrow.

Be careful shoveling tomorrow.