This past week has been one for the record books. 12 inches of heavy wet snow fell last Saturday weighing down trees that had not lost their leaves and snapping branches.
Power lines fell as trees crashed down. More than 700,000 customers lost power. Grocery stores went dark, gas stations could not pump gas. It was bad. Thank god we had a fire pit and camping gear.
Erick, Evangeline, and Skylar came over. All told we were without power for almost six days with evening temperatures in the low 20s. I'm proud to say that no one went hungry. We used the dead wood that fell in the fire pit to cook breakfast and dinner. We had pancakes, coffee, stew, mac and cheese, and all kind of other yummies.
In the evenings we sat around and listened to the hand crank radio. Most nights we were in bed by 8. Something about cutting wood, tending fires, being perpetually cold and no TV makes you tired.
The town opened a shelter at the high school where folks could get warm, eat, shower and charge cell phones. Susan and Hannah went there for showers daily. Ladies showers were private, the men's public. I took baths in buckets of water heated over the fire.
We have power tonight but do not yet have cable, internet or phone. Many in Simsbury are still without power.
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