OT: SNOW in New Orleans - where's Olwyn Mary??

It is midnight more or less, I just got in from work. The store closed at

10, but it took until now to reconcile all the cash registers (one person walked away leaving his register locked, another pair switched off on a register but never accounted for that, so I had to try and assign some part of the money to each session etc etc) Not all bad, since the Starbucks manager gave us two closing managers late night supper--two strawberry frappacinos and a chocolate doughnut each. My boss poured Red Bull in his frappucino so he could count faster. Now imagine walking across that deserted parking lot at the same hour with a 30 km/hr wind and 20 something below. "Cause that is what I will be doing several nights next week. Dawne

I wish you'd keep it! We're supposed to get that system from you and we are now in a blizzard watch for the weekend...supposed to start sometime Sat. afternoon. OTOH, it might actually give me the chance to finish-finish the pieces of the nativity set that are stitched, washed and ironed! And, if I could get DH to get a tree tonight, it would be ready to decorate by Sunday. :)

ROTFL--our weather reports always blame these horrible storms on MONTANA!!! And here it is us all along.

Dawne

Yuck - you take care and don't get blown off your feet on some ice !

I saw pictures last night on the news, very reminiscent of the icestorm we had in the 80s. Hope everyone gets their power back on in short time and stays safe.

If you are talking to her tell her NS has sent some help, about 65 guys from the power corp. They were saying on our radio that even with help from us and NB some people in NH likely would have no power for up to a week, too much damage and slow going working in all the ice. Up to a million people powerless apparently.

Does she have a well or mains water ? Can't imagine two teens in the house and no water if she has a well lol

I talked to Cheryl yesterday afternoon. She was in the car going to a KMart in Hooksett, which had power and she could see a lot of people inside. That is near Concord, a little further north than Londonderry. She said they have no idea how long she would be off-line, but to say hello to everyone.

My father-in-law lives in Warner,NH, halfway from Concord to New London, just off I-89, and he called DH. There is no power there, he has worn his overcoat for two days to keep warm. He is 96, so I worry about him.

Gillian

I don't think that she has city water. Most homes in Londonderry are on well and septic. I haven't talked with Cheryl since Friday and the email server for comcast was down yesterday. I hope to hear from her today or tomorrow. Bobbie V.

Gill,

Bradford and Henniker have shelters open.

is the number to call for poeple with special needs such as transportation, etc. HTH Bobbie V.

Thanks, Bobbie....but he is aNew Englander, and a Murray to boot, so I am sure he would be far too stubborn to allow his wife, Pat, to take him to a shelter. He hates the fact he gave up his license on his 95th birthday, so Pat has to do the driving!

Pat has grown up in the Bradford/Warner area and has lived there the greater part of her 70 years. I am trusting that she knows enough people that she can call on for assistance. I think she knows about everyone in the entire area! Her son lives up the road, but he doesn't impress me overmuch!

Gill

Just wanted you to have the info in case you needed it. Bobbie

I appreciate the kind thought, and have saved it!

G

As an aside, on the lake where I have my cottage there are a number of permanent homes. They were out of power in 1998 for about 3 weeks. By the next spring, every single home had an emergency power unit fitted. I dont mean portable ones; I mean ones mounted in their basements, and vented to the outside. They have some sort of switch which disconnects the mains input, and puts selected circuits to be run from the emergency power generator. 4 Kilowatts is a normal size. With this you can run, on a continuous basis, a furnace (oil or gas), frig, lights, TV, radio. Then on an either/or basis, microwave, kettle, iron, electric hot plate. With these you can live a comfortable, if somewhat spartan life. If the weather is not that cold, you can shut off the emergency generator at night. It might be interesting to see how many people in the affected areas do similar things. The total cost is only about 1000 dollars. Jim

There was a big increase in the use of these for homes a few years ago. But, I think the US cost on average is a few thousand dollars to about ten - depending on the size, etc. And where.

Ellice

Plus, for the generators that are used here you need to store gas to run it, which isn't practical for most seniors. My Homeowner's Association only allows us to own one if you can prove you have special circumstances like medical equipment.

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Now I am also wondering how Joan is faring in ND - sounds pretty rough in that vicinity too.

They toss the ball to you and you slam it back at us???? Gee, thanks, Dawne! :)

Joan

"Joan E." wrote

They toss the ball to you and you slam it back at us???? Gee, thanks, Dawne! :)

Can we all agree to blame Alaska???? Your weather sounds pretty much like our weather, cold as anything. No official blizzard watches yet, but we have had blowing snow at night. There is nothing like that moment sitting on a car seat that feels like a stone bench, turning the key, seeing all the dash lights come one (Check gauges!! ABS!! in other words, everything up here is frozen, including the stereo) and then having the engine actually turn over. Gotta look out that steering wheel cozy pattern! Dawne

Here at around 59 degrees North (same as Oslo, Helsinki and St Petersburg) we are _SO_ grateful for the Gulf Stream. Please keep our share of bad weather over there in North America