RE: OT: Weather

Day 3 of ice storm here.  After restoring power to all but 1000 homes in
the region, last night's storm knocked out power to another 30,000
homes.  Schools remain closed.  Road conditions are much improved as
weather is turning colder and freezing rain is expected to turn to snow
by noon but freezing rain expected again tomorrow morning.  However,
many roads are blocked by either downed hydro lines or trees.  Walking
is hazardous as tree branches plummet from the weight of ice.  Regional
councillors are debating whether to declare a state of emergency.

But we are better off than Montreal who has an entire substation shut
down.  Over 800,000 homes are without power and it is expected to take
more than two days to repair.  I wonder how Tony Huber is doing.

Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada -- with power for the moment.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	rimat [SMTP:terra@catskill.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, January 08, 1998 9:14 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Re: OT: Weather
> 
> Linda Mann wrote:
> > 
> > It is nearly 60oF this morning (overnight low).  At this rate, the
> peach
> > flowers will get killed in January instead of March.  I keep talking
> to
> > the irises, trying to warn them, but as usual, they just won't
> listen.
> > 
> > Sure hope we all get snow with the next plummet in temperatures.
> > 
> > Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
> > land of no borers and rare botrytis
> 
> Same here, Linda--
> 
> It's been getting warmer everyday with all the snow melted and strong
> winds this morning.  The Delaware has overflowed its banks and
> everyone
> in town is grateful that there isn't 8' of snow on the ground and
> torrential rains.  Otherwise we'd have a repeat of jan 1996 when the
> area was underwater.  Stomping rhzs back into the earth.
> Rima  terra@catskill.net
> upstate ny   zone 4  62 degrees this morning
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