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Holy f xxx im snowed in (Original Post) jpak Mar 2024 OP
Yikes!!! Are you safe? Do you have heat? niyad Mar 2024 #1
Im safe and still got power, furnace is running jpak Mar 2024 #2
Scary for all of you there. Please keep us posted. niyad Mar 2024 #3
Sun's up yikes jpak Mar 2024 #5
How would they get to you if the roads are blocked? 3Hotdogs Mar 2024 #6
Emergency heater is propane jpak Mar 2024 #15
I understand that. But the thermostat is run by electricity. When power went out in our house, N.J., Hurricane Sandy, 3Hotdogs Mar 2024 #19
What part of Maine? avebury Mar 2024 #4
Somerset County jpak Mar 2024 #12
Through work my Dad knew a lot of people. Many many years ago he made avebury Mar 2024 #20
Margerate (sic) Chase Smith was my godmother jpak Mar 2024 #22
Androscoggin County - south to central Maine. magicarpet Mar 2024 #7
Will do jpak Mar 2024 #13
Well over a foot here in Vermont democrank Mar 2024 #8
No power/heat in Cumberland County Submariner Mar 2024 #9
Man, i could go for a clamboat or 2 right now. jpak Mar 2024 #14
Stop by Old Orchard beach and say hello to the Canadians, have a few clamcakes, and Pat's Pizza.. magicarpet Mar 2024 #16
Snow turned to ice on the southern coast. yorkster Mar 2024 #10
My buddy in Portland sent me some beautiful pic's of ice frozen trees with snow. He already took mitch96 Mar 2024 #21
Wow... 2naSalit Mar 2024 #11
At least 2 feet up heah in Central Maine. Biggest storm in years, too. A week ago, I thought, winter was over. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2024 #17
Seems like Winter always has to blow us a goodbye kiss every Spring. Midnight Writer Mar 2024 #18

jpak

(41,780 posts)
2. Im safe and still got power, furnace is running
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 06:09 AM
Mar 2024

But it's gonna take some real techno to dig my town out.

Yikes....

jpak

(41,780 posts)
5. Sun's up yikes
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 06:14 AM
Mar 2024

My car isn't a lump in the snow.

Got power and propane emergency heater going.

I'm pretty sure I'm better off than a lot.

Will take people in if needed.



Yikes Yikes Yikes.

3Hotdogs

(13,315 posts)
6. How would they get to you if the roads are blocked?
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 06:50 AM
Mar 2024

Does the emergency heater depend on electricity to run the thermostat?

3Hotdogs

(13,315 posts)
19. I understand that. But the thermostat is run by electricity. When power went out in our house, N.J., Hurricane Sandy,
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 10:35 AM
Mar 2024

Power was out for 10 days. We had oil in the tank but the thermostat wouldn't turn the furnace on because there was no electricity to send the "call" to the furnace

We had hot water all the time, because it was powered by gas and did not require a thermostat. It is continuously, "on" and running.

In any case, wishing you comfort.

I had a condo in Wells Beach, off of Rt.1. B before that, we had a house on a pond in Acton. I miss Maine. Portland was the best up to the '90's when the harbor and Front street became gentrified. In the 70's, there were small stores with unusual stuff. Inexpensive movies and an art movie house.

In the 90's, --- Starbucks and The Gap and so forth. I can walk downtown to my local N.J. village to get a Starbucks or Dunkin' D. I don't need to goo to Maine for it.

avebury

(11,065 posts)
4. What part of Maine?
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 06:12 AM
Mar 2024

I am originally from Maine. I check the Obits in the Press Herald every day to see if I know anyone LOL! I also tend to check the news if anything big is going on when the sometimes make their online paper free for a while.

avebury

(11,065 posts)
20. Through work my Dad knew a lot of people. Many many years ago he made
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 10:59 AM
Mar 2024

arrangements for him, my Mother and myself to drive up to Skowhegan on a Sunday to take Margaret Chase Smith out for lunch. A good friend of the family was her Executive Assistance for years (knew her well enough for Senator Smith and her military aide/friend to join them on a family vacation to Norway). It was an interesting afternoon, hearing her talk about her years in office. She opened up her library and I got a personal tour.

What a lot of people don't know is that the Declaration of Conscience Speech that she delivered against McCarthy was not written by her or anybody in her office. Another Senator wrote it and asked for her to deliver it on the floor. He felt that it was so important that he told her that she could claim full credit for the speech. I think that my parents heard that story from our family friend.

jpak

(41,780 posts)
22. Margerate (sic) Chase Smith was my godmother
Mon Mar 25, 2024, 02:12 PM
Mar 2024

Last edited Tue Mar 26, 2024, 08:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Yup

Stupid spellcheck crap...

magicarpet

(16,186 posts)
7. Androscoggin County - south to central Maine.
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 07:34 AM
Mar 2024

We got pounded with snow here too, about 11 to 12 inches. First big storm this year.

Heat working, electricity still on, loaded up with provisions, main roads cleared of snow, driveway and car buried. Will dig out little by little.

jpak pace your self don't over do it cleaning up the snow. Get help if possible. Stay warm.

democrank

(11,235 posts)
8. Well over a foot here in Vermont
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 07:43 AM
Mar 2024

I’m so glad I cleared off the vehicle half way through storm. About a 3-foot pile of snow at the end of the driveway. Our road crew does such a good job. I appreciate their efforts. Beautiful sunny day now, time to pick up the shovel and dig out. I take it much slower than I used to thanks to old age, but I’m grateful I can still help myself.

Good luck digging out, everyone!

Submariner

(12,628 posts)
9. No power/heat in Cumberland County
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 08:12 AM
Mar 2024

for 12 hours now. Supermarket truck skidded into pole so wires down until tomorrow bc they are caked in ice.

The worst part is Dunkin’ is CLOSED!!!11!!1??1!

It’s bad news here. I think it’s time for a day trip to Kittery for coffee and clamboat for lunch.

magicarpet

(16,186 posts)
16. Stop by Old Orchard beach and say hello to the Canadians, have a few clamcakes, and Pat's Pizza..
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 08:59 AM
Mar 2024

Oops, it ain't summer, the tourist season is aways off.

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Hope your power is soon restored and Dunkin Donuts back in emergency caffeine service.

yorkster

(2,307 posts)
10. Snow turned to ice on the southern coast.
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 08:20 AM
Mar 2024

Got a 10pm robocall from local police telling us to stay off the roads due to icing.
The big pines all are ice-dipped, so to speak.
We escaped the worst for sure. I am regretting that I didn't get the snow shoveled before the light rain. Got started and gave up. Snow slush mix was like wet cement.
Hopefully the March sun 🌞 will help.

Stay well and shovel prudently.
Glad you got supplies.
Hope those big ol' Maine rivers don't rise up too much...
And the clean-up winds out of the N/NW
don't start until the ice is off the trees.

mitch96

(14,583 posts)
21. My buddy in Portland sent me some beautiful pic's of ice frozen trees with snow. He already took
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 01:28 PM
Mar 2024

a flop walking his dog but is all right. Power, heat and food..He's fine with it..
m

2naSalit

(92,009 posts)
11. Wow...
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 08:23 AM
Mar 2024

I saw the warnings and the radar images.

Glad to hear you'll be okay as long as the heat and power stay on. Looks like the worst is over now.

Do take care, stay warm.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,135 posts)
17. At least 2 feet up heah in Central Maine. Biggest storm in years, too. A week ago, I thought, winter was over.
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 09:36 AM
Mar 2024

How wrong I was.

Midnight Writer

(22,922 posts)
18. Seems like Winter always has to blow us a goodbye kiss every Spring.
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 10:25 AM
Mar 2024

Thankfully, it is usually short-lived.

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