Monday morning while it was dark I checked to see if it had started to snow.... nothing. Around 7:30 I checked again and it was a mixture of rain and flakes.Lib and I settled in, curious as to how the day would develop. Later in the morning it changed to all snow. By noon it was beginning to coat the limbs.
The temps dropped into the freezing area and serious precipitation began. We had called our heat repair because the heat pump was running continuously. They didn't answer until yesterday, but reassured us that we were probably ok as the house was where we had set the thermostat. Forcast said the night temps would be in the mid teens!
Then the excitement began around 4:45 when the power blinked once and then went off! When that happens one wonders whether a squirr
el got suddenly fricasseed or something more serious. Dark arrives around 5:30 this time of year. Supper plans might have to change, phones and iPads checked for remaining power. (Lib and I still have the old service as a backup), other light sources located and fresh batteries installed if needed. About an hour later Cathy let us know that our power company said 20,000 were out in our area and that it could return between 6 and 11 pm. The house was beginning to feel chilly and we had cold cereal for supper. Beginning to think about donning some heavy jackets and thinking about where in our closets they might be.
A little past 6:30 pm the power returned and we breathed a huge sigh of relief.
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