Nemo- Historical NE Storm

spritzerJ · 02-07-2013, 08:05 PM

I'm new to the NE weather events. So far I've been unimpressed. However, this storm may change my mind. This is our 2nd winter. Last year was to mild to counts s.. hmm...

I am prepared with food, water, candles, provisions. It will interesting.

jac · 02-07-2013, 08:56 PM

Yeh, well my time will be spent going back and forth to work at the shelter. I live about half a mile away. Even if buses stop running I still can walk it in... Hell I walk it home every night anyway. What's a little snow gonna hurt? Heh...

To be quite frank, homelessness doesn't stop for a nor'easter. many kids will be looking for a warm spot and a safe place to be. Many will walk miles to get to us. Staff will be there... and this weekend I will be one of those staff.

I did buy provisions today and have plenty to survive for a good two weeks. Now granted, my two weeks supplies is most folks' 4 day supply. I can make some food stretch. I'm not concerned with heat. I pay for it in my rent and the landlord runs oil throughout the building. Heat has never gone out in this building since I've lived here. And even more importantly, all medical issues have been resolved for now!! Woohoo bring on the blizzard!!

Snow storms are far better than ice storms... check out the one that hit Bangor in '98. I hadn't moved here yet so I count myself blessed!
http://bangorinfo.com/Focus/focus_ice_storm.html

TheMerryFairy · 02-07-2013, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jac

Yeh, well my time will be spent going back and forth to work at the shelter. I live about half a mile away. Even if buses stop running I still can walk it in... Hell I walk it home every night anyway. What's a little snow gonna hurt? Heh...

To be quite frank, homelessness doesn't stop for a nor'easter. many kids will be looking for a warm spot and a safe place to be. Many will walk miles to get to us. Staff will be there... and this weekend I will be one of those staff.

I did buy provisions today and have plenty to survive for a good two weeks. Now granted, my two weeks supplies is most folks' 4 day supply. I can make some food stretch. I'm not concerned with heat. I pay for it in my rent and the landlord runs oil throughout the building. Heat has never gone out in this building since I've lived here. And even more importantly, all medical issues have been resolved for now!! Woohoo bring on the blizzard!!

Snow storms are far better than ice storms... check out the one that hit Bangor in '98. I hadn't moved here yet so I count myself blessed!
http://bangorinfo.com/Focus/focus_ice_storm.html

Jac you are so right about homelessness. I can talk all I want about trying to be prepared but I know a lot of people at the other end who will be scrambling to find someplace to even get out of the weather.

Thank you for being there!

I have never had to sleep in my car or outside during a winter storm, though I have at other times over the years. It's so much harder then a lot of people realize. I too don't need a lot to live on. I make things stretch and if I could I would be offering space to anyone who needed someplace warm until the storm passes.

I am keeping everyone in my thoughts. Everyone. Be safe!

jac · 02-07-2013, 09:27 PM

I mentioned in another thread a week or so ago that I was wanting to hang with a friend who lived out in a cabin in the country... well, she is a true Mainer that's lived here all her life. This woman is older than me by a few years and although not worldly as far as travels go... she has much wisdom to share.

Anyway, she use to tell me stories of when she lived in the nrothern part of Maine and what would happen when a good nor'easter would come through. She said she remembered the snowfalls being so high parents had to teach the children the importance of not touching powerlines. These were not powerlines that had fallen or sagged, these were powerlines still at the tops of the poles. THAT's how high it would pile up back in the 70s and 80s here in Maine.

It reminded me of the scene from Little House on the Prarie where paw had to snowshoe from the second story window of the house to the loft of the barn to get the Christmas presents.

Now that's some snowfall....

Corkey · 02-08-2013, 12:09 AM

My dad's memories of climbing out the second floor window to walk to school comes to mind. Up State NY.

Mtn · 02-08-2013, 12:47 AM

Sylvie lives in the path of the storm, supposed to get 35-45 cm. Prayers to everyone that could be affected. Be safe!

Teddybear · 02-08-2013, 03:17 AM

I'm out trying to find nemo. My company has us working. Not sure what sams club needs that couldn't b rescheduled.

Right now the sky is clear and so r the roads. I'm hoping to b done and home before it gets too bad

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02-07-2013, 08:56 PM	#2
jac Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: butch stone Preferred Pronoun?: masculine ones work best... Relationship Status: ♥ engaged to spritz ♥ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: bangor, maine Posts: 3,344 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,720 Thanked 16,492 Times in 2,972 Posts Rep Power: 0	Yeh, well my time will be spent going back and forth to work at the shelter. I live about half a mile away. Even if buses stop running I still can walk it in... Hell I walk it home every night anyway. What's a little snow gonna hurt? Heh... To be quite frank, homelessness doesn't stop for a nor'easter. many kids will be looking for a warm spot and a safe place to be. Many will walk miles to get to us. Staff will be there... and this weekend I will be one of those staff. I did buy provisions today and have plenty to survive for a good two weeks. Now granted, my two weeks supplies is most folks' 4 day supply. I can make some food stretch. I'm not concerned with heat. I pay for it in my rent and the landlord runs oil throughout the building. Heat has never gone out in this building since I've lived here. And even more importantly, all medical issues have been resolved for now!! Woohoo bring on the blizzard!! Snow storms are far better than ice storms... check out the one that hit Bangor in '98. I hadn't moved here yet so I count myself blessed! http://bangorinfo.com/Focus/focus_ice_storm.html

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