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.
