BUT NOT “OUT OF THE WOODS”
by Sharon Rondeau
(Feb. 26, 2019) — Powerful winds on Monday night knocked out cable service, then electricity, in eastern Connecticut, where The Post & Email is based.
The area is heavily-wooded with sparse population as compared to other areas of the state.
On Monday morning, a bizarre snow squall occurred while the sun was out as the wind increased, sounding increasingly like a freight train throughout the day and evening.
Branches and pine needles have littered the roads and yielded around-the-clock work for tree-removal services and utility employees alike.
As of approximately 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, as a trip to the local library to utilize its wi-fi was under consideration, both services were restored.
Since last night, a noisy but welcome generator maintained the heat and lights. As the wind continues to gust, however, we may not yet be “out of the woods.”
“Sunflakes on my shoulders makes me happy” — John Denver
My authentic New Hampshire Certificate Of Live Birth shows I was born in Manchester, N.H.
I still treasure the smell of Pine trees…beautiful Autumn leaves…tapping a Maple tree and covering a snowball with the sap… :-)
Snowing while the sun was shinning.
That’s cool.
It was different!