I've made it through the night without losing power to the ice storm

[Siwsan]

There are lots of smaller power outages but, so far, none of the massive, city and county wide magnitude we saw in 2013. However, I'm not letting my guard down. The storm warning for Genesee County and south are still set to expire at noon but north of us it has been extended to anywhere between 4pm, today and 2 am, tomorrow. The weather map shows the edge of the icy precip is approaching but in 2013, the week long outage started about an hour AFTER the precipitation ended so, for me, this is when I feel the most tension.

Hopefully this stressful event is coming to an end so I have more energy for all of the other stress inducing events going on, right now.

[TEB]

1. Good luck

[Siwsan]

3. Thanks!

[Sherman A1]

2. Good for you

Been through that and it is no fun.

[Siwsan]

4. Most DEFINITELY not fun!

This kind of weather triggers PTSD related to my encounter with carbon monoxide, the last time we had a significant ice storm and power outage.

It looks like we have one more short brush with icy precip then it all turns to rain. I haven't really slept, over the past two nights (this was a 2 day storm event) so I'm looking forward to doing something close to relaxing.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Hang in there! No ice storm today in Maine, but

have suffered through many, so I understand your worries. Stay safe and warm!

[Siwsan]

6. After this last round of ice, there are thunderstorms headed our way!

Truly weird weather.

These storms started arriving yesterday! I've prepared for everything but the head to toe body ache from being so tense, over the past 2 days. The last ice storm I went through ended up with me having carbon monoxide exposure, which explains why I've been so stressed out, this time.

Barring any last minute power outage, I predict their is a hot lavender and Epsom Salts bath in my future.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Very weird weather! You are entitled to that bath, my friend! The ice

storm of '98 left us without power/heat/water for 10 days. I was 8ms pregnant and had Influenza, and hubby's mum was dying of cancer.

To this day when we get ice storns, I still feel freaked out, despite having a generator, pellet stove, and a better house than the trailer we used to live in.

[Siwsan]

9. I was 6 days without power in 2013

And my exposure to carbon monoxide is something that pops to mind, every time we get dangerous weather. Even though I have a new generator that is even FURTHER away from the end of the house with the fireplace and a carbon monoxide detector, I can't help but to have flashbacks.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Don't blame you! I really fear CO as well, and am

always nagging hubby about getting a longer cable so we can move the generator back.

[Fla Dem]

7. At some point it will end. Hang in there.

[Siwsan]

10. This has been the most weather-hideous April I've ever experienced

I picked a big bouquet of Daffodils, yesterday, in case I lose the blooms left in the garden to the ice.