If you haven’t been living in Maine or paying attention to Maine news over the past week, let me give you a little summary: It’s been very wintery. First, we had an ice storm last week that lasted two days. Over 100K people lost power. There are still a few thousand that still do not have power. Power crews are working around the clock to restore electricity to about a thousand people who are still out. It’s taking a long time because so many trees were knocked down that some line workers have said it looks like a war zone. They need to use bulldozers and other heavy equipment to clear the debris.
#Maine + #winter = https://t.co/cbta2wU9uT
— Stu Mahan (@s2bass) December 28, 2013
That’s a Vine from my brother’s twitter account.
Meanwhile, it’s very cold. Last week we saw temps dip below freezing, so the ice is not melting. Also, it’s snowed on top of the ice adding to the weight on the trees, and making it difficult to drive and/or fix the power lines.
That was last week. Today we are expecting (depending on where you are) between 1 – 10″. I live on the coast, and it seems to me they aren’t really sure how much we are going to get. One map says 1-3″ and the other 3-6″. That’s a big difference. All the maps agree that the middle of the state is going to get walloped. Good for skiers, bad for people without power.
The National Weather Service is mentally preparing us for another storm that could hit on Friday. Keith Carson, formerly of WCSH, now of The Weather Channel, used the word ‘dump’ in reference to predicted amount.
No, you whippersnappers, us olds aren’t exaggerating when we say ‘I haven’t seen this much snow in a long time.’ This morning’s Portland Press Heraldreports, ‘As of Sunday morning, Portland had received 25.4 inches of snow, 13.4 inches above normal’.
With the exception of power outages, I’m not minding this winter. It’s what Maine winters are all about. Sledding ,snow shoeing, skiing, 15 pairs of wet mittens crowded around the wood stove. Love it. Plus, it’s good for the economy, right? All those plow truck drivers are making a ton of dough.
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