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Carl (carma48) posted an update Wednesday, Mar 3, 2021, 6:25am EST, 3 years, 2 months ago
Mahnin'All: It's 16 degrees and we're forecast for a high of 34. Thankfully, the brutal winds have finally eased up. Rumford recorded a wind gust of 54 mph yesterday & some areas recorded hurricane force gusts.
The power went out yesterday morning at 8:15 and is still out. We've been on "Jenny Power" since then. Estimated time of restoration is sometime this afternoon, but that's "iffy". The damage is apparently extensive, as the number of customers without power in this area has been going up & down like a roller coaster.
We also have another issue to deal with. One of our huge White Pines came down & just missed the house. It did NOT miss the back deck just off my office! Top of the tree is resting on it & it did take out the railings on one end of the deck. We're talking about a 60-70 foot tall tree here. It's going to have to sit where it lies until the snow melts, as there's no way to get at it to cut it up & remove it until the snow is gone. Going to have to hire someone to do it, as my tree cutting & hauling days are long over.