[Magdalen] After the storm

[Grace Cangialosi]

I can relate, Michael! I have a well, so if the power goes out, or the pipes freeze, I have no water. So the drill is to keep a couple of 5-gallon covered buckets of water in the bathrooms during the winter and then to fill the bathtub whenever a big storm is forecast. Oh yes, and leave faucets dripping when it gets below a certain 

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Michael Bishop <rev at michaelbishop.name> wrote:
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> I could believe that calculation. I know that years ago my water main froze so I was without water for several days. In the end I was desperate for some water to flush the toilet! So I spent an entire morning with 4 pans at a time on my cooker melting snow. As soon as the snow melted I poured it into a bucket and refilled the pan with snow. After about 4 hours continuous work, I finally had ONE bucket of water! I was about to use it when - you guessed - the water in the main came back and I had plenty of tap water for all purposes. I was glad to have running water again, but was not happy to have spent an entire morning on melting snow!
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> God bless
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> Michael Bishop
> rev at michaelbishop.name
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> Rector of Boylestone, Church Broughton, Dalbury, Longford, Long Lane, Sutton-on-the-Hill & Trusley
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> Diocese of Derby, England
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>> On 25/01/2016 19:32, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
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>> In a message dated 1/25/2016 12:26:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> kate.conant at gmail.com writes:
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>> Saturday  afternoon that he had
>> measured over 36" at that time.  I suspect our  total was between 38"  and
>> 40".>>>>>>>
>>  What is that in liquid precipitation?  I seem to remember 12"  snow
>> usually equals 1" liquid.  It will vary according to the moisture  content
>> in the snow, of course.
>>  We're all plowed/shoveled out and our total in the Pennsylvania  Poconos
>> was 17".
>>      David Strang.
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