Just got my power back

[champion221elite]

Here's the Northern version of what some Southern folks are dealing with. While the South was getting hit with tornadoes, my area got anywhere from 12-18 inches of snow starting Friday night and into Saturday morning.

The snowfall was extremely wet and heavy which coated power lines and brought down trees. We lost power from 2am on Saturday and just got it back around 11:30 PM on Sunday. If the loss of power wasn't enough, the temps dropped last night to -15 degrees.

Many of my neighbors went to shelters while the pipes in their homes froze. This was a quick test of my disaster preparation. My generator worked perfectly although I underestimated the amount of fuel it burns in a 24 hour period. I will certainly have more fuel on hand for the next time this happens.

The storm is past now, and blue skies have returned. It's still only 2 degrees outside, but it sure is neat looking.

[andyk]

My parents never lost power but don't have cable or a land line phone. They are on Higgins Lake and for a little while were blocked in due to a tree being down across the road.

Glad you have power back on!!




Modified by andyk at 11:00 AM 3/5/2012

[cougarcat22]

Great Pic! But too cold for me. Glad you got your power back

[RoadrashPaul]

Better you than me

[billius]

I would much rather have that snow, than the T-storms and tornadoes.

[Ratltrap]

You can have all of the cold weather you want! I think it's about 60 degree outside this morning as I am writing this, your going to running a snow blower and I'm going to put 10 miles on the mountain bike this morning!
I got back 2 weeks ago from a trip to Battle Creek Michigan, had a funeral to attend, and the first night there it dumped about 4-6 inches of snow, 2 foot drifts and the temps dropped that night into the single digits !! I couldn't wait to get back to Texas! Oh and thanks, your post reminded me that I needed to check and start both of my generators, they are both working fine and the gas tanks are full!

[pumatrac]

As inconvienent as the snow is, at least you still have a home.

[champion221elite]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by pumatrac &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">As inconvienent as the snow is, at least you still have a home.</td></tr></table>

Very true! Although some folks in my neighborhood did not fare so well due to broken pipes and water damage.

[mrlawler1]

Just curious as to how much you got this year......?

[champion221elite]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by mrlawler1 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Just curious as to how much you got this year......?</td></tr></table>

Not much snow compared to our yearly average. It's been warmer than usual, and our snowfall is much lower.

[BPenrod]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by champion221elite &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Here's the Northern version of what some Southern folks are dealing with. While the South was getting hit with tornadoes, my area got anywhere from 12-18 inches of snow starting Friday night and into Saturday morning.

The snowfall was extremely wet and heavy which coated power lines and brought down trees. We lost power from 2am on Saturday and just got it back around 11:30 PM on Sunday. If the loss of power wasn't enough, the temps dropped last night to -15 degrees.

Many of my neighbors went to shelters while the pipes in their homes froze. This was a quick test of my disaster preparation. My generator worked perfectly although I underestimated the amount of fuel it burns in a 24 hour period. I will certainly have more fuel on hand for the next time this happens.

The storm is past now, and blue skies have returned. It's still only 2 degrees outside, but it sure is neat looking.

</td></tr></table>Hell the bad part is, we had 65 degrees and tornadoes on Friday, and 6 inches of snow this morning!

[250bassFL]

It makes for a great picture, but I don't want any part of that white stuff anymore.

[vatreefarmer]

Beautiful pics! Glad you weathered the storm OK, snow is pretty and I don't think I'd like winter without 1 or 2 snowfalls.