Ice Storm 2013

[Robin Craig]

As of 930 pm our island has full power supply restored.

Both cable ferries are operating normally.

There is an eerie dead calm outside at the moment.

We are only one branch or tree falling away from loosing power again.

Frankly I lay blame to a lot of the power outages to home / property owners who see trees as part of the quaint rustic scenery and not as a guillotine waiting to cut their power off.

We spent $8,000 at work this year on tree trimming along power line corridors and have not seen any limbs over lines whatsoever.

People need to take a new look at what the scope of effect of an ice laden tree can be.

Either that or sort out their own alternative power supply.

Hydro One sent a line crew and staff out very quickly and they worked all day restoring power.

We won't start snow removal until the morning when the freezing rain has finally stopped.

Rob, glad to hear you are warm as usual!

Robin

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Robin Craig

Rob, glad to hear you are warm as usual!

Robin

Thanks for the peasant thoughts.

Seems like the thermometer has gone the wrong way......now it's -38. With the windchill it is -50.

It is because of days like this that I never top up any of the vehicles with water during the summer.

Now don't get me wrong....I realize you guys out East are subject to some abnormal weather right now. But I have to tell you, I think I would still trade places. In a few days, power will be restored to everyone, and the ice will melt. It will take a few years for the branches on the trees to grow back.

For me, I'll be happy to see your temps in March/April. Winter is just in it's first trimester here.

I think I will head to Mexico for two weeks this year. Enough of this crap.

[Bob Carriere]

We got about 6 + inches of snow....mainly granular towards the tail end which left a nice light ice crust that allowed birds and squirrels a hard surface to run on.

Having lived the 98 Ice Storm we were prepared for the worst.....stored extra petrol for the generator and did a test run on the engine. Now can go back in storage.

In all we have had over 30 cm of snow this weekend.

It's beginning to look like Xmas!!!

Bob C

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bob

Glad no power outage for Hammond area. Know what you mean about checking the fuel stock and generator as soon as you hear the words ice storm.

When ever they predict an ice storm around here I check my fuel supply. minimum for us after the 2008 storm is 40-50 gallons of gas.

My best wishes to all those who are without power from this most recent storm.

Cheers Phil

[Marc Montgomery]

Relatives in Toronto without power... still many thousands in Canada-central and east- without power almost a week later..

Fortunately I had power, but I would like to hand it to the linesmen etc out working hard on what should have been a holiday for them.

[Barry Churcher]

After all this time almost everyone has had power restored. Kudos to the Hydro crews that responded from Michigan, Winnipeg etc. They gave up their Christmas to help. I feel bad for people having no heat in -20C temperatures for more than a week.
Jim Wiehe has kindly received permission for me to post this photo of a J Class C-130 at CFB Trenton. Apparently there were eight of these with their noses in the air from the weight of the ice on the tail. One was elevated eight feet. Now they will have to be stress tested to see if they can fly.
Barry

[Jordan Baker]

Barry, dont they hold that pose every time they take off?