BAD STORM - NO POWER - MAINE

mojjax · Oct 30, 2017

Bad storm last night - 480,000 without power . The Great Ice Storm of '98 had 270,000 without power . When I went to get gas for the generator I passed 3 power poles that were snapped off mid way . It could be a week before we get power back . luckily we installed a gas range last year . An island off Maine last night had a wind gust of 82 mph .

mojjax · Oct 30, 2017

Storm leaves nearly 500,000 Mainers without power, restoration could take days ? Weather ? Bangor Daily News ? BDN Maine

Carolina Tom · Oct 30, 2017

Sorry buddy. Hang in there.

G.A.P.metal · Oct 30, 2017

That storm blew through here south central N.Y. all yesterday and into last night rained for 36 hrs.
Hope you get the power back on soon !
Gary

Ahab8 · Oct 30, 2017

Not too good here. I live in midcoast Maine and it's an absolute mess. Trees down everywhere and lines of 50+ cats at every gas station. Incredible my street has power but everybody around us is without and will be for days. I hope everyday is safe thru this

Tired Rooster · Oct 30, 2017

I feel for you fellas up there. We seem to always have to deal with hurricanes and tornadoes on a regular basis down here it seems. Stay safe and hope life gets back to normal for you quickly!

dieselram94 · Oct 30, 2017

Yup, I was up at 3 am checking on my own stuff. Called into work at 6 am...spent the rest of the day soaked and tired.
I was glad I brought my chainsaw to work as I needed it to clear my own path. No joke

My front yard when I got home. It’s mostly cleaned up already...
Sent from a spun out toilet paper tube (one ply)!!!

Duckshot · Oct 30, 2017

Good thing all those trees are down, people will need the fuel to keep warm.

Just trying to find the up-side. Firewood windfall.

against the wind · Oct 30, 2017

Last 3 days,, rain, rain, rain.
Tomorrow will be on and off showers. Clearing for one day and then 3 to 4 more day of rain. The ground is like gush, gush, when you walk on it.

Monstarules · Oct 30, 2017

Checking in from Lincoln county. Most of the peninsulas are still not having power.

jeff of pa · Oct 31, 2017

mojjax said:
Bad storm last night - 480,000 without power . The Great Ice Storm of '98 had 270,000 without power . When I went to get gas for the generator I passed 3 power poles that were snapped off mid way . It could be a week before we get power back . luckily we installed a gas range last year . An island off Maine last night had a wind gust of 82 mph .

Highest I heard of here in n.e. Pa 70mph.
that was at Fort Indiantown Gap about 20 mile south of me.
No measurements up here

jeff of pa · Oct 31, 2017

against the wind said:
Last 3 days,, rain, rain, rain.
Tomorrow will be on and off showers. Clearing for one day and then 3 to 4 more day of rain. The ground is like gush, gush, when you walk on it.

everyone around here says "We need the Rain"

Highest I heard was 4" west of me
Thursday we'll get more Rain and ice or snow mixed in &
they'll be saying "We need the Rain, it's dry" again

last I heard Yearly totals are through the roof.
always 2" to 3" of rain per storm here this year

dieselram94 · Oct 31, 2017

Monstarules said:
Checking in from Lincoln county. Most of the peninsulas are still not having power.

I’m in Lincoln county as well, north Waldoboro actually. What I was told is five to seven days before power is back on.

Sent from a spun out toilet paper tube (one ply)!!!

sprailroad · Oct 31, 2017

Not making light of it, but perhaps the only upside I could offer is that thank goodness detectors run off batteries.

dts52 · Oct 31, 2017

Hope you all get your power back soon!
HHdts

pepperj · Oct 31, 2017

Ahab8 said:
Not too good here. Trees down everywhere and lines of 50+ cats at every gas station.

Was that the Esso Station and folks are putting a Tiger in their tanks? :laughing7:

Monstarules · Oct 31, 2017

I'm thankful that I have a generator. My family used to own the Boesbuck campgrounds in Northern Maine and we have the generator that ran it with a 1000 gallon tank of fuel for it.

Ahab8 · Oct 31, 2017

pepperj said:
Was that the Esso Station and folks are putting a Tiger in their tanks?

Haha that’s too funny. Yup those cats were lined right up. Btw there was also a long line of cars

mojjax · Nov 4, 2017

Day 6 - still no power .

I checked our hay field where the 8 power poles feed our house . Big tree took out 2 big copper lines , wires on the ground .

And I figured out a neat trick on how to talk to a real person at the power company - use a ROTARY PHONE - you get right through . I told her there were lines on the ground & there are lots of people deer hunting . She moved us to the top of the list .