Ice storm
Power went off yesterday morning, came back briefly this morning, and has been off and on every since. Here is a view from my front door, taken first thing this morning.
Update: Mark reminds us that, No electricity == no heat, no stove, no refrigeration. As I am on a well, in my case the first thing I notice is no heat = no water. The first thing we did when the power came back on was flush and shower, in that order.
Raleigh, NC. Approximately 10 miles east of Mark and habitat of the Didelphis virginiana.
Posted by Sam Ruby at
I feel your pain. On Thanksgiving, our hot water heater started leaking top to bottom. Having water means very little if it is freezing cold, and it's amazing how much you miss showering when you know you can't have one. Fortunately I had a new hot water heater only 48 long hours later. :)
Posted by Morgan at
My power came back on yesterday afternoon. Can't express how happy and grateful I am. Work with a lot of people that live in Durham, and they were all still out as of this AM.
I took some pictures, but damage wasn't too bad in my immediate surroundings (Walden Creek, just north of 55+64)
Posted by Dan Isaacs at
Just curious... how many people noticed that the tree in the middle is broken?
Posted by Sam Ruby at
Very first thing I noticed, but then I'm used to being the one who has to go cut down storm damage so I'm attuned to it.
Posted by Phil Ringnalda at
Aftermath of the Storms in the US
The USA is suffering some big problems in the aftermath of the recent ice and snow storms, especially around North Carolina where Sam Ruby lives.... [more]Trackback from TheArchitect.co.uk - Jorgen Thelin's weblog at
Second thing I noticed was the lower-left corner: is that a car battery sitting out in the woods? Naughty, naughty: they leak acid, and critters like to chew on them when they really shouldn't.
Posted by Phil Ringnalda at
For Phil's benefit, I've taken another picture... about 30 hours later, 10 feet closer, and most importantly, three steps lower.
Posted by Sam Ruby at
I tell people it's perfectly safe to ride in a car I'm driving, because I remember where the curves are, and I can tell most signs by the shape, but they don't seem to believe me.
Once I decide what a blur is, I can't convince myself that it's anything else: now that I know what I'm looking at from the second picture, I can't turn it back into a car battery in the first one, even telling myself "see, those are the terminal posts on top, not eyebolts for the wire, and a peeling label on the side, not a reflection off the plastic window."
Posted by Phil Ringnalda at
Clearing out some old links
To make room on my hard drive, I'm clearing out some old links. (I'm reducing font sizes to make my laptop lighter, too.) Onward.... [more]Trackback from dive into mark at
Sam, what's your state? Are you Carolina based too?
Posted by Burningbird at