Snow and power outage - Winter already?

Mousefield · Nov 20, 2010

What a difference a year makes. Last year was one of the mildest on record and this year they are forecasting a long hard winter. Got six inches of snow and lost power for about 10 hours overnight. Last winter we only had one snow fall of 2-3 inches that was gone within days. It's not even winter yet. Yikes.

merrickvilleguy · Nov 20, 2010

We've been lucky at our new place, the only power outage we had was due to the earthquake during the summer.

Up in Hanmer we had power failures practically every snow fall ... was quite annoying

Thomas · Nov 20, 2010

Your home picture postcard,but please don't send that white stuff our way anytime soon.

Samandothers · Nov 20, 2010

I am with Thomas don't send it. As being with a utility I don't like playing outages!

RoyJackson · Nov 20, 2010

Thomas said:
Your home picture postcard,but please don't send that white stuff our way anytime soon.

We'll take it if New Hampshire isn't ready!!

CompactTractorFan · Nov 20, 2010

Thomas said:
Your home picture postcard,but please don't send that white stuff our way anytime soon.

Are you kidding? I can't wait for some to use the tractor! :laughing:

Sumpter · Nov 20, 2010

I will take all you can send. I am so ready for winter. Snow has been toying with us the last couple days. Bring it on!!!!!!!!!!:laughing:

merrickvilleguy · Nov 20, 2010

I can tell you that it would be excellent to get the snowmobile roaring again ... last year was pathetic with the mid season thaw

sherpa · Nov 21, 2010

We got your winter last year here in the NC mountains.
We had our worst winter in 50 years!
We had 7 measurable snow falls.
I started scraping my driveway and I had so much snow that I had the road blocked.
I just started piling it up in big piles, then it stayed for months.
The bad part was we usually go south to Florida but we could not leave last winter due wifes mother's health problems.
You folks just keep that snow up there and have fun.
sherpa

bp fick · Nov 21, 2010

Perspective. It's a funny thing.

Nobody likes loss of power and many folks don't care for snow, but up here, like many other places, snow is vital.

We'd be a desert without it.

We get close to 75% of our annual precipitation via snow. We HAVE to receive snow. We only complain if we don't get our prescribed allotment. :thumbsup: