[JoeProBono]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Missouri had this three years ago. Power was out in some areas for 14 days. We lost power for three days last year and about the same three years ago. Ice is something else.

[JoeProBono]

Ice Storm File Photo

[JRios1968]

Where’s Looter Guy?

[TexasCajun]

Ice Storms in New England, Snow in Houston & New Orleans!

Algore! You Gotz some 'plaining to do!

[armymarinemom]

This wasn’t near as bad as the 1998 storm in our area. I am thankful that we were able to get a generator.

[ChetNavVet]

Aside from damaged property, and personal hazzard, we should all marvel in the beauty and power that is nature.

Then there is the Al Gore thing... a hazzard to personal freedom.

[LibFreeOrDie]

Greetings from New Hampshire!

My power was off for 34 hours, but some folks won’t have theirs back until Dec. 21 or even for 2 weeks. And that’s not in rural areas, that’s in large towns along major highways near Massachusetts.

Here’s what the spokesman for one of the power companies said:

“Particularly in the southern tier of the state ... there are a number of areas where the entire electric system must be rebuilt from the ground up. Many higher voltage power lines along the main roads require extensive rebuilding, and several thousand ‘tap lines’ connecting smaller roads and individual homes are also damaged.”

Folks who had generators were driving for miles to find open gas stations (most stations couldn’t pump - no electricity). And those stations that could pump ran out.

Many roads are still closed.

[Cementjungle]

Seattle area

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

How about some macros from my neighbborhood in New Hampshire? (If you don't see any images or if they're messed up, it's because I haven't posted an image on FR in years!)

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[proudmilitarymrs]

though destructive, absolutely beautiful

mrs

[SamAdams76]

Well I'm still without power and only posting this thanks to a generator that was loaned to me today. I'm hoping to get my power turned back on tomorrow but that's being optimistic. The power has been off since about 11PM Thursday night and the house temperature is 44 degrees. This is an improvement over the 37 degrees last night when outside temperatures dipped to about 15 degrees. With the generator, I have two space heaters going, a sump pump and a roaring fireplace in the living room.

There have been worse ice storms in my area but this is the first time I have ever been three days (going on four) without power. The amount of trees and power lines down around here is unbelievable. This was a weird ice storm in which the ice adhered only to trees and power lines. The pavement never really iced up at all. But we had four inches of rain so it made for really thick ice, which brought down very many trees and branches.

[CapnJack]

Hello, hello ... this is CapnJack calling from the frozen world of NH ... is there anyone out there?

5 days with out power ain't much fun, but I had time to read some Thomas Paine, Washington's farewell address, and many other writings form the “dead old white people” by candlelight the past 4 nights.

Thank goodness for a wood stove.

We are not slated to get power till Friday 12/19 hopefully.

[Hatteras]

Had my own little ice storm Saturday evening...

Even had to put down a little salt to keep from slipping off the edge...