[Magdalen] East coast storms

[Charles Wohlers]

Yes - at our old place in SE Mass. they're expecting 18" or so. Really glad 
I'm not going down there any more so I won't have to shovel it. Up here only 
6" is predicted - on top of over a foot already on the ground.

But I'm the eternal optimist - plan on starting my broccoli and cabbage 
(indoors, under lights) today or tomorrow.

Spring will come!

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Eleanor Braun
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 2:38 PM
To: Magdalen
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] East coast storms

Indeed.  Cape Cod is under a blizzard warning from 11pm this evening until
8pm Tuesday.  Actually we are under a winter storm warning, a coastal flood
warning (will not affect me), a blizzard warning, and Massachusetts has
issued a dangerous travel warning.  All I care about is the power staying
on.

Eleanor

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:10 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> And the good times just keep on rollin'  Looks like the next torm is 
> coming
> for us. Already kicking butt to the south. They predict New England is
> going to be hit, especially near the coast.
> The Hudson River Valley will get snow -- it just isn't sure how much.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 10:25 AM, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com>
> wrote:
>
> > No power outages here - we were well north of the center of both storms.
> > We did get several inches of snow from yesterday's storm.
> > However, just a few days ago we (coincidently?) received an email from
> our
> > solar installer that they're now offering Tesla Powerwall batteries as
> > backup for outages. We're looking in to that. At least here, power, 
> > while
> > it goes out relatively often, has never gone out for very long. We do
> have
> > a wood stove for heat and a UPS for the internet, but, like you, no 
> > power
> > means no water.
> >
> > Chad Wohlers
> > Woodbury, VT USA
> > chadwohl at satucket.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: cady soukup
> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2018 7:57 AM
> > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] East coast storms
> >
> > Yes indeedy, I was giggling from the choir seats up in front.
> >
> > (And took a startled look at the Collect for the Day to make sure that
> > line was there; it was!)
> >
> > We had no power from early Friday to late Tuesday. The house was down
> > to 56 at its lowest - given that the temperatures were below freezing
> > at night, I am impressed. Everything in the refrigerator/freezer made
> > it through, although our neighborhood crows had a feast on some
> > leftovers. My beloved spousal unit finally sees the wisdom in a
> > generator - evaluation in progress. This is at least the 3rd
> > power-outage that lasted longer than 48 hours since 2012. I foresee
> > more in our future.
> >
> > Yes, no light, no heat, no water, no internet, yes shelter. We have a
> > small propane camping stove. We have a pond, and bought 5-gallon
> > buckets to flush the toilets. We could get out to obtain potable
> > water. The parrots (blue & gold macaw, sun conure), cats. fish
> > (guppies), and dog all made it through. The cats were more actively
> > lap-seeking than usual though.
> >
> > Cady
> >
>