The ice storm last week left
us with an inch of ice cover over everything.
Thousands were out of power – we were all right.
We have eight to ten inches
of snow coming in tonight, on top of the foot we already have - followed by a
week of below zero temperatures.
Split kindling this morning and restocked the
woodpile by the back door. A good
chance we will lose power so we have some gallon water bottles filled to flush
the toilet. We have lamp oil and gas
lamps installed in the living room and kitchen – and always keep a supply of
flashlight batteries.
God damn it I love Maine
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the Ol’Buzzard
Since I no longer have a tv, I never hear about the weather in other countries, like Maine for instance. :)
ReplyDeleteI really cannot relate since I hate the cold, but am glad you all like it. Stay safe.
So, how do you stay warm if the power goes off?
Brrrrrr....
ReplyDeleteHang in there...
It is 22 here and to us that is cold...
Ron
Re: toilet flushing. You do realize snow melts, don't you? We have a couple 5-gallon pails we fill with snow and set in the bathtub when the power goes out in the winter. Eventually the snow melts and the toilet can be flushed. Any water we stockpile in jugs is used for cooking, coffee, and brushing our teeth.
ReplyDeleteIt's about 10 below here at the moment, but no recent snow worth mentioning.
You made me smile. Maine sounds like my kinda place!
ReplyDeleteI use a porta pottie, they don't use much water at all.It's pretty nice over here in Port Angeles, will smack into the new year with decent weather, in fact I may have to mow Helen's lawn in a week or two.
ReplyDeleteDon't eat the yellow snow, but you can use it for toilet flushing.
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