[Magdalen] East coast storms

[Scott Knitter]

It's been a strange winter here in Chicago in that we keep hearing about
big snow in the East and see none of it here. Unusual. Today we're getting
a quick, small snowstorm in time for the afternoon rush hour. Glad I don't
drive in that daily cluster anymore! (I remember getting to know all the
alternatives to the Eisenhower Expressway for when it jammed solid heading
downtown...some of the alternatives took forever but preserved sanity by
allowing for diversions and other alternatives rather than just sitting).

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 2:21 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Weather channel says they are in bad shape, people asked to stay home
> if they can. A safety person said people will notice some roads have been
> cleared, and they may get a false sense that things are okay. A lot of
> streets have not been cleared, and everyone should stay home, and if they
> have to go out, "Give yourself plenty of time, and go slow."
>
> 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 Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 2:38 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > > >
> > >
> >
>



-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA