I am fine--am actually in Boston right now (literally just finished a final exam). We still had power when I left the house this morning and the roads were OK driving to the train; the only issue I had was having to scrape the ice off my car windows so really can't complain given the problems some people have had (my instructor, for example, lost power at her house and a tree fell on her husband's car!!).
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12-12-2008, 05:44 AM #1
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12-12-2008, 05:49 AM #2
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I actually drove from Bedford to Marlborough this morning before light. The roads were fine, but the branches/limbs/trees down in the northwest burbs are pretty bad. Of course, I got to an office with no power, so had to drive back home. It was amazing seeing the tree damage - this is going to take some time to clean up.
Now the worry is flooding, freezing pipes (for those without power, of which there are 250K in NH and over 125K in MA). They're saying that power might not be restored for some until Sunday
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Be safe everyone. Wonder what the final 'cross race will be like tomorrow?
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12-12-2008, 06:09 AM #3
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No sign of ice here in Lexington.
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12-12-2008, 07:18 AM #4
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I just came home from the gym; so many trees down and branches. I saw 2 fire trucks and an ambulance leaving my street, but I don't know what happened. One of the houses across from the pond had a tree fall on the deck and it's absolutely demolished.
The driving was fine, but I imagine it will all freeze tonight. Just hoping the power stays on...
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12-12-2008, 08:02 AM #5
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I think you're right about tonight...it's supposed to get really cold so we will probably have a skating rink tomorrow. I'm heading home in a couple hours...we'll see if the power is still on!
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12-12-2008, 08:47 AM #6
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I lived half my lifetime in MA so I've encountered a few of those wretched ice storms.
Stay safe all!!
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12-12-2008, 09:38 AM #7
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That will be PERFECT for racing 'cross tomorrow in Wrentham - NOT! Maybe I should get out the studded tires.... Originally Posted by Jolt
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12-12-2008, 09:38 AM #8
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Isn't Lexington right next to Concord? Strange weather patterns! Be safe (stay home!) Originally Posted by DebW
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12-12-2008, 09:44 AM #9
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Well, not exactly Originally Posted by tulip
. There is a town in between no matter which direction you go (Bedford or Lincoln). The fact is, actually, that downtown Concord was not affected (I just came from there), but as you head out of town, NOT FAR, the ice and damage starts. Crankin lives just outside of town, heading towards Acton.
As I drove home from my powerless office this morning, there was ice all the way until just before the Concord River, and then it was gone. No ice here.
The sun is out in Bedford now, and the temp is up to 37. With predictions of temps in the teens tonight, however, flash freezing is s distinct possibility.
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12-12-2008, 11:00 AM #10
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Good geography lesson, SheFly! Actually, my driveway and the less steep side of the hill are fine. But I just had to go out again and for some reason, I turned right at the end of my driveway. When I got to the top of the hill, it was like a war zone. Trees down all along the side of the road, next to the shared driveways and big thick areas of ice. Lots of ice falling from the trees, since it's 40 out now. The sun is shining, too. I wonder if a tree fell on a car as it was driving down the hill and that what I saw all the fire trucks for.
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12-12-2008, 12:43 PM #11
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Yeah, thanks for the geography lesson. I lived in Cambridge until I was 12, but I was a real city kid. I thought going to Watertown was a drive to the country (really!). Then I moved to rural North Carolina--what a shock that was, you can imagine.
Hope the ice melts and no one was hurt and that the power comes back on pronto.
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