Day 1
Saturday 21 Feb
We got about 6-8 inches of snow last week. No big deal. Road crews did a fantastic job of keeping everything clear. Friday morning, I made sure that everyone had prescriptions filled and that the vehicles were topped off.
Then came 3AM Saturday morning. My wife and I awoke to fierce wind and rain. I instantly remembered that the forecast had calked for ice on top of the snow. Yipee.
I got myself out of bed and made sure all the cold weather gear I had set out the day before was all accounted for. I knew that as soon as the freezing rain began to accumulate, the power was going to go down.
That happened at 5AM.
House temp: 74F
I knew that the internal house temp would steadily fall. Out came the sleep systems.
Breakfast consisted of eggs, oatmeal, and other various perishable foods I could prep with my single burner backpacking stove.
9AM
The trees began to fall.
My entertainment for the rest of the morning pretty much consisted of watching days and days of chainsaw work fall from the sky.
Lunch was more perishable goods from the fridge.
By this time, I had a good 1/4 in to 1/2 in of ice on top of the snow. Watching my poor dog try to navigate the ice for potty break was semi-amusing.
Dinner: more stuff that I thought would go bad.
More to follow.....
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