Well, first you can just see for yourself.
From our back door, where we are supposed to park!
You probably can't tell what that is, but yes it is our maxima!
It's a first but not last. John shovelling the car out, and it was a success, it is ready to drive. But not far because the unsafe conditions!
After the snow plow, you can see the tall pile of snow off the road!
Outside our front door! Close the door, I yelled, we don't want the cold air in!!
The buried Civic, there will be no getting that out for a while!!! ( in the school parking lot!) The reason John had a fun sleepover at the school!
Trees down, all over. Roads were closed, houses and cars were destroyed. The trees brought power lines down.
The reason for no power!!!
Let me just summarize. While in Arizona it is 80, it is cold here to say the least. The few feet of snow are the least of our worries. The tress which were still full of leaves plus the heavy snow equaled broken branches, huge trees falling and powerlines down. The result was no power for over 300,000 people, closed roads, and blocked roads from fallen trees. I never realized how important power was. Living with no lights, no heat (when it is cold, and snowing hard outside), no refrigeration, no TV/movies, no outlet use, is rough. The water lines are predicted to be contaminated, so boiling water is necessary before drinking but with no power that makes it impossible. The prediction is another 8-9 days without power for the long range, so hopefully before. Stores are closed, groceries are scarce with no milk, water and bread. After the first night, being separated from my husband, he being stranded at school, with the civic buried in snow, and a driving ban out. It was scary, luckily he was not alone, and the school had power, or at least a generator, while I stayed with nearby friends Kristen and Aaron where we sat with blankets by candlelight. Last night however we were lucky enough to be invited to Kristen's Aunt and Uncle's home 45 minutes north( which had NO snow or power outages!) It was hard being safe, warm and with food, when so many people are still without power and cold. This is history, the most snow and damage in over 130 years. The city was declared in a state of emergency calling in for federal assistance. Despite all the chaos, John and I are doing fine, staying close with one another. This will make us think of all the things we need to do to better prepare ourselves for future problems. Today is the day when we need to be prepared, huh!! I will keep you updated, love you all!!!
