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<p>BB - my D (on the same campus as yours) reports that it’s no big deal, some snow on the ground but mostly rain. It seems as though the storm went more west of Boston.</p>
<p>Take care, all ye without power.</p>
<p>I hope your communities take a “snow-check” on trick or treating, and do it the night the power comes back on, for a little celebrating, which you will all sorely need.
I am also rooting for higher temps this week in New England…</p>
<p>I wish I could email you all some coffee, hot water, and power!</p>
<p>The governor of CT asked all the firehouses in the state to allow folks to bathe there–I am fortunate that we have electricity, but was thinking that back when my son was 3 or 4, he would have been beside himself with excitement at that prospect!</p>
<p>Which, Mommaj, going to the firehouse for a shower, or not having to bathe (grin)…?</p>
<p>Apprx. 14" of wet, heavy stuff on my hill. Power out all over. Fortunately, we decided to spring for a 8kw automatic propane-fired generator 2 years ago after a major ice storm. Just had it serviced last month. Purrs like a kitten, and Mrs. Hoverdad and I have heat, hot water and hot meals. Cable is out, but that’s what DVDs are for.</p>
<p>My house still has no power, but the store is back online. We went to our beach house, which is winterized, last night and had a lovely time with power, internet, tv, heat, food and more! And the most gorgeous sunrise this morning … I love it over there. It’s just a bit far for normal commuting, but for this week I will manage!</p>
<p>^^sounds like we will have to do the same…
we toughed it out until today but the generator thing is just not cutting it with how much energy is needed to maintain the heat…</p>
<p>My poor cousin had her Pompton Lakes, N.J. home destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene 2 months ago. She’s been living at her parents’ home in Paramus with her infant and husband while wrestling with her insurance companies on settlement. Electric is out at the Paramus home now; they are getting tired of lousy weather!</p>
<p>I went out to Wendy’s to get food for the family at the Y. There was a 30 minute line there - mothers with kids; lots of them. School is cancelled, grocery stores closed so how do you feed them? I called a small, local Thai place that we love and ordered three dishes for them and brought them to the Y. I think that they are pretty happy there.</p>
<p>The Y looks like a non-fancy starbucks. Every table or bar has laptops on it with adults and kids on them. I didn’t wander around to see whether people were camped out in the fitness areas. I did notice that a lot of people looked quite interested in the food delivery.</p>
<p>I’m camped out on the National Grid and PSNH websites. National Grid has 1,500 crews for about 600,000 customers out of power while PSNH has about 130 crews for 300,000 customers that didn’t have power. No wonder why MA is getting people back up a lot faster than NH.</p>
<p>Regarding Hanover, NH - I couldn’t see where they have any power or weather issues. Perhaps the best thing would be to call them to see if they have any issues.</p>
<p>The town just canceled Halloween - what does that mean? My daughter and her friends are already dressing to go and I don’t think they’re going to not go just because it’s “canceled.” Before they canceled they put out a list of streets with no lights and addresses where there are wires hanging or low which I sent to my daughter via email (we still have no phone service). I was going to a friend in town who has a gathering every year since the kids were babies (although the kids no longer join us and we no longer go around with the kids) and as I was talking to her she lost electricity and phone service. We’re thinking it’s to get some other homes up and running - sometimes they have to turn all electricity off for a few hours to fix the problems. We have a generator but are 3 miles out of town so it’s no fun being here on Halloween. I’m not comfortable with daughter running around in town tonight so I think I’ll go to girlfriends regardless of heat or electricity.</p>
<p>Do you think the town cancels Halloween for insurance purposes? How can you tell people not to go out or not to answer your door to give candy? I understand not having the elementary school parade (goblin walk) especially since there was no school today and it’s not looking promising for tomorrow but in the village? Okay, done ranting and worrying.</p>
<p>Lots of towns in NJ are postponing trick or treating to Friday, as the branches & wires are still a huge hazard. I’m camped out at next door neighbor’s and we are starting to get kids small & large. The town has a big parade & party downtown, so I think lots of people will just take their kids to that and skip the neighborhood thing. </p>
<p>I put a sign on my front door: 'No Power, No Heat, Sorry, No Treats". </p>
<p>It ‘warmed up’ to 55 in the house during the day, I have the gas fireplace on to keep our pets warm and closed off the really cold rooms. Utility website says my house should be reconnected by midnight Wednesday.</p>
<p>It is now officially warmer outside of my house than inside, by two degrees. </p>
<p>I’ll have to hope no one comes wandering into the church kitchen while the pastor is taking a sponge bath in the morning. That’s a view of me the congregation doesn’t need to see! Bathrooms at the church are too cold on week days to wash up in but the kitchen is next to the boiler room and always warm.</p>
<p>Our town postponed, too. I’ll give candy to someone if they show up, but it would be silly to go out tonight since most people won’t be handing it out yet.</p>
<p>My town recommended that everyone stay indoors, but without a “postponed” date, so people are going to go out. Within reason, you know whether your block has power lines down or limbs dangling. Couple people hosting halloween parties instead which is nice. This had to be the year that I went all-out and made a angry birds costume (which is soooo much better than those store ones)!! :)</p>
<p>We have power I. Our home but no Internet. I am doing laundry right now and we got some grocery shopping done. Son can do his research work without the Internet. Not sure what daughter is doing. I am going to be at the office tonight working on an important project. Their classes were cancelled today and we will see about tomorrow.</p>
<p>It is like a switch was turned on and then the whole town had power. It was amazing to see list after not having them. Lots of other towns are still dark though.</p>
<p>It will take a day or two for things to get back to normal. Internet would help a lot. The 3G iPad has been an amazing help through it all.</p>
<p>I never lost power, but many in town did. Halloween was postponed until Friday, officials citing “public safety”. I guess the 65 kids who came to my house tonight didn’t get the message.</p>
<p>The town I work in has “canceled” Halloween. Every Halloween as I go home, the residential portion of Main Street is just overrun with hordes and hordes of goblins. The police are out in force protecting the little monsters. It’s very scary as a driver because you just can’t tell if one of the darlings is going to dash in front of your car – and there are so <em>many</em> of them. This year, Main Street is one pile of brush after another, after snow banks. There is no power. There are lines down. No one knows which are live and which are dead and they continually remind us to treat all downed lines as live. </p>
<p>The town officially canceled the Main Street Halloween tradition – but stopped short of issuing an official curfew. </p>
<p>That’s the view from one western Connecticut town – no power, snowbanks, tangled tree limbs and power lines. Really, honestly, no joke, too dangerous to be walking around by flashlight. Wait until next weekend kiddos.</p>
<p>We JUST now got our power back on. Yahooooo.
The heat feels great after two very chilly nights. Many neighborhoods by us are still out.</p>
<p>Had quite a few little tiny kids trick or treating while still daylight. OK fine…but then they kept coming after dark. I’m usually into it but I just couldn’t believe it. Pitch BLACK, mounds of snow/ice, some trees still obstructing roadways and yet they came. Do they have parents?</p>
<p>Right there with you cnp. Add to that, no power means no porch lights/street lights…it’s SO DARK. </p>
<p>We usually have at least 150 kids coming to the door. Tonight…3.</p>
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<p>I just got cable back tonight. The forecast predicted 3-6" of snow, but we got 17". Way to be.</p>
<p>I’m actually really concerned for my town. Though I’ve been lucky (our power lines run underground), so much of my school district is still without power. Too many traffic lights don’t work, and there are still live wires around. I know several kids from my school who have to stay out of town because their homes still don’t have power. All the fallen trees depress me. Everyone heeded the Halloween postponement because it’s kinda scary walking around in the pitch darkness. It’s possible that my school will not open this entire week…I really don’t want to graduate in July.</p>