This is the weather forecast for today:
THE REGION HAS BEEN HEAVILY IMPACTED WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS TODAY... AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 40S TO MID 50S AND SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE MILD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE MUCH OF THE ICE TO FALL FROM THE TREES AND POWERLINES. ANY ICE THAT IS RELEASED SUDDENLY... WOULD RESULT IN THE TREE BRANCHES AND POWERLINES SNAPPING BACK... WHICH MAY PRODUCE MORE DAMAGE AND MORE POWER OUTAGES.
Rain falls and accumulates as ice, causing tree branches to snap under the weight. Little ice stalactites form on power cables. It's very pretty because everything is glistening under the sun. Most people who came in to work last Friday had lost power to their homes. Luckily I wasn't affected. I can't imagine not having heating. Driving on the road was a bit scary. It's all so pretty, but there's an uneasy feeling in my stomach because I have to be so careful. Another tree branch might just snap above me, so I wonder which is a better strategy: to go slow or fast.
I don't think I can live here, permanently. It's supposed to be properly winter in Jan/Feb and I don't know how I would cope with it!
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