Half of the state of Maine is without power right now

[jpak]

Trees down everywhere and the wind gusts nearly blew me off the road this AM.



But at least I have power at my house

[elehhhhna]

1. There's a company in whitefish looking for work I hear

[CatMor]

2. I hear Ryan Zinke highly recommends them.

[ornotna]

3. That sucks

But at least it's not 98 degrees there.

[jpak]

6. There was only ONE gas station that had power this AM - and they were only taking cash

That's the only reason I got to work - which lost power and closed as soon as I got there.

I dodged 36 dowed trees in the road - including driving under one hung up on the power lines.

I didn't see it through the wind and rain until I was directly under it!

Sucks is right.

[ornotna]

13. Hope you get through it ok.

It's not much fun dealing with The aftermath.

[samnsara]

4. YIKES...I cant get thru to my friends in RI....

...we were actually visiting during sandy and they didn't even lose power then! Stay safe and warm...

[tymorial]

9. Yes my parents are without power in Pawtucket.

I understand power is out all over the place. Many in my company are also without power.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. I am trapped at school. Lines and trees down everywhere.

[jpak]

8. It took me 2 hours to get to Bangor in the dark this AM

Had to turn around and drive right back through it.

Didn't know what I was coming home to - but everything is alright.

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. Tree fell at my house. Just missed the propane tank out back.

Wires and trees down all over. Not like microburst or ice storm had, but not good either. Cmp is out in searsport. Gonna be awhile before they get down this far.

[moriah]

7. Do you guys have heat that runs independently of power?

I'm not sure if houses that far north are designed so that a power outage from an ice storm damaging lines doesn't leave people freezing, but here we have a generator because Southern "central heat/air" units always need electricity, even when they are fueled by natural gas or propane, to turn on.

I ask because while it's not the dead of winter yet, we're having frost warnings in Arkansas, so I imagine Maine nights might be chilly. I'm glad you have power, and I would hope that your infrastructure designs up there account for heat being essential.

[jpak]

11. I have passive solar and haven't turned on the heat this Fall - not once

But if it was really cold, I have a big kerosene heater and half a dozen (metal tubular) kerosene lanterns to keep the place warm.

[shenmue]

10. Yipes

[malaise]

12. Stay safe