Snowstorm Damage (Image heavy, NSF56K)

[Dave1982]

Well, Old Man Winter really showed us who's boss.....I managed 4 decent photos before the batteries on my camera died and we had to get to work cleaning this mess up.





I'm actually standing in the middle of the road, looking up it. That's my brother standing there.




This large branch is actually neatly blocking the entire driveway. Can't drive around it because there's a big rock in the side yard that we'd hit. And it's still attached to the tree firmly enough that we can't move it. See the big branch in the power lines in the background?




"Look ma! I can bend over and touch my toes!"




This one just barely missed my old car. That car just doesn't want to go away (but that's an entirely separate rant).

[dragon_wings]

Daaamn. That's crazy. Glad you're ok.

[MoonCat]

I feel for you. We had that happen in Oct. '06. Man that was a bitch to deal with. Four & a half days without power just about drove me nuts, and that was nothing compared to what some people put up with.

Are you able to go online at home, or did you have to go someplace else?

[Dave1982]

I'm at a relative's house in Boston. Still no power at my house.

[Der Cute]

This is where chain saws, hot cocoa, generators and firewood are all useful

[kpzra]

and wood stoves...mine got plenty of use cooking in Alaska.

[tropicsgoddess]

Glad you're okay! That was one freakish snowstorm!

[Kogarashi]

This is where chain saws, hot cocoa, generators and firewood are all useful

Well, that first will get you the last there.

[wolfie]

I got caught in that storm too - roads in New England were really bad. Fun fact: on a secondary road (but still the main truck route to/from some businesses) with mature trees along both sides, the combination of wet snow (sticks to what it lands on) and trees that still have their leaves (more area for snow to stick to) can result in an overhead clearance less than 13' 6"

[Sandman]

I had power but a couple of our locations I believe didn't have power. We were running on COB plans and got a complement from one of our national contacts from one of our customers for turning our copy center into an impromptu COB center for a major, multi-million dollar project that MUST be sent out on time.

[wolfie]

I had power but a couple of our locations I believe didn't have power. We were running on COB plans and got a complement from one of our national contacts from one of our customers for turning our copy center into an impromptu COB center for a major, multi-million dollar project that MUST be sent out on time.

For those of us not in the copy center business, what does COB mean? From context, I assume it's not the usual (close of business) meaning.

[Squeaksmyalias]

*waves* That storm was just fun wasn't it? I'm near Hartford, we just got power back yesterday. Lost it the day of the storm, had no heat but at least hot water. I tell ya boiling water for heat is not fun. Hope you got your power back sooner then we did.

[Android Kaeli]

And that is one of the reasons why I moved from MD -- because I didn't want to deal with that kind of weather anymore. *shudders*

[dragon_wings]

And that is one of the reasons why I moved from MD -- because I didn't want to deal with that kind of weather anymore. *shudders*

Lols. I moved to Maryland from Tennessee and I wanna move to NYC. I just keep going north by degrees. Thankfully despite how sensitive I am to cold I prefer it so much to heat. You can always put another layer of clothes on or another blanket on. Though I need some warmer shoes. Tennis shoes and rain boats don't cut it.

[Kogarashi]

Though I need some warmer shoes. Tennis shoes and rain boats don't cut it.

Definitely invest it some warm footwear if you're moving to a colder climate. You will thank yourself later (and your toes will too).