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Jugs of Water, Check, Flashlights, Check.....

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:23:56 GMT

we are in the 4 to 8 inch range for snow today. Inconvenient, yep, but can be plowed and will melt soon with temps rising Monday,

It is the wind they are calling for that may be our big problem. We lose power if a squirrel sneezes.

Our jugs of water for flushing are in the bathroom. Have bottles for drinking and flashlights have fresh batteries.

Now I guess we wait and hope the power stays on, it is to feel like single digits with the wind. Hoping this is Mother Nature's last major hurrah.

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catter70 — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:42:29 GMT

I think I'm a bit south of you and it's not started snowing here yet. I'm in the 3"-6" range with 20-30 mph wind with gusts to 50 mph. Second time I've rescheduled hair cut in the past 6 weeks due to the weather. Hope your power stays on. Be safe and hello to Petunia.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:56:35 GMT

@catter70 Good morning. You be safe also. Petunia says hello to you. She just did a "Petunia 500" from one end of the house to the other meowing the whole time. I need that much energy, oy.

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Harpa — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:12:45 GMT

I'm with @catter70 in the 3-6" inch range. I think our plans are bust, too. The grandchildren will be racing, or would have raced their cars today that they made. Then we would have gone out to lunch.

I love how PPL sends out a message that they are ready for the storm! But yes, never hurts to be prepared.

Hope everyone has a lovely day in spite of weather! The robins were especially active this a.m.

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CJC — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:20:03 GMT

I am in west central Florida, and we are biting our nails and hoping our plants will survive the Saturday night cold temps of mid 30's. Our garden centers are loaded with flowers. Hope spring breakers packed their long johns along with their swim suits.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:44:12 GMT

We lose power often,but have a Generac.

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PINKdogWOOD — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:53:22 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 May be her last hurrah but not mine!!! They predicted 2"-4" luckily instead we got only about 1/2". Ended around 10P when they also predicted to last until 3A or so. I call this lucking out. The last hurrah, I sure hope so!

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sometimesQVCaddict — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:03:10 GMT

VERY quickly changed from rain to snow about 8am here in PA. Expecting 3-6" but already it's accumulating fast! Wind is a concern as well with wet heavy snow. You can't see far out to drive! I'm hoping when I next have to drive this evening it's plowed!

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Still Raining — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:30:22 GMT

For me the lack of water is worse than the lack of power ☹️

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Foxxee — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 19:08:14 GMT

6 inches here and still snowing. So beautiful. 25 degrees and windy.

Fireplace burning wood.

Love it.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 19:35:09 GMT

@Still Raining I hate losing power. I would have made a terrible pioneer. lol

Last year we lost power, no storms or wind, it just went out for 3 hrs. When it came back on we had no water, well pump got fried. The well guy came the next day but it was 3 days before we had water back.

My son lives 4 miles away so we went there with jugs and filled up for flushing. We showered at his house and did some laundry. It was a pain but we had power.at the house, just no water.

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Still Raining — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:10:45 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
@Still Raining I hate losing power. I would have made a terrible pioneer. lol

Last year we lost power, no storms or wind, it just went out for 3 hrs. When it came back on we had no water, well pump got fried. The well guy came the next day but it was 3 days before we had water back.

My son lives 4 miles away so we went there with jugs and filled up for flushing. We showered at his house and did some laundry. It was a pain but we had power.at the house, just no water.

Once you get up from hearing the whole house generater quote, you have to wonder why they don't hand pump handles like in the old days. Go figure.