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Southwestern NH checking in while we still can.

Rain coming in heavy at times, with winds gusting to 10 MPH.

This is from the northernmost band, if you look at the radar.

Starting tomorrow, are expecting power outages of more than a day and roads obstructed and closed because of downed trees and flooding. Some roads and bridges will wash out completely. Some of the small towns are preparing for major flooding, especially if we have any dam breaks, like we did back in 2005.

Here at the Westbrook Ranch, have a propane generator, so that should keep us, until we run out of propane. We graded our half-mile-long dirt driveway for better drainage, and cleaned leaves and stones out of the ditches.

We’ve got a good supply of drinking water, in case we run out of propane, and we have a couple 30 gal. containers storing rain water coming out of the gutters for washing and flushing. I need to make that a more permanent arrangement with a cement or cement-block cistern and a hand pump up on the deck.

We’ve got a good store of flashlights and batteries, and we even have some Aladdin lamps with plenty of good lamp oil from Lehman’s non-electric Catalog.

I went out with one of my sons earlier to stock up on diesel for the tractor and to fill a few cans of gasoline for spare. All the cars have had their tanks filled. We’ve got about a 30-day supply of food on the pantry, and plenty of ammunition if we need to get some fresh meat. Plenty enough game out here, for now, anyway.

Will let you from time to time how things progress.