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Novocastrian Dec 26th 2013 3:44 pm

North GTA calling...
 
Is anyone there? Is there anyone...

Zssst. Zssst...Zssst...

Hallo? ... Hallo?

Yes? I think I can hear something ... sorry, sorry, say again?

It is a-raining not in Tokyo?

Jolly good, the internet is back.

Phoowee.

bats Dec 26th 2013 10:41 pm

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11052132)
Is anyone there? Is there anyone...

Zssst. Zssst...Zssst...

Hallo? ... Hallo?

Yes? I think I can hear something ... sorry, sorry, say again?

It is a-raining not in Tokyo?

Jolly good, the internet is back.

Phoowee.

Yooo hoooo!

Novocastrian Dec 27th 2013 2:20 am

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 11052368)
Yooo hoooo!

Indeed.

We were without cable (internet, TV, phones) from Saturday night until yesterday.

Hell, it was, hell I tells yer. The backyard looks like a battlefield... two big trees down and large branches strewn everywhere.

How was your place?

dbd33 Dec 27th 2013 2:37 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11052517)
Indeed.

We were without cable (internet, TV, phones) from Saturday night until yesterday.

Hell, it was, hell I tells yer. The backyard looks like a battlefield... two big trees down and large branches strewn everywhere.

How was your place?

Quite snowy around here.

Novocastrian Dec 27th 2013 2:49 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11052527)
Quite snowy around here.

Ironically, I think you are too far north to have got the ice storm?

dbd33 Dec 27th 2013 3:15 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11052538)
Ironically, I think you are too far north to have got the ice storm?

Oh, we had the ice storm, we've a good number of fallen branches. A couple of images attached. We've maybe six inches of snow on top of the layer of ice so it's a bit slithery. Power came and went, I bet the ****ers still charge the same for "delivery" though. That $700 for the generator looks a bargain now as we've a couple of freezers of meat, did you have to throw food away?

That second picture, btw, is of the "main" road past here.

Novocastrian Dec 27th 2013 3:36 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11052562)
Oh, we had the ice storm, we've a good number of fallen branches. A couple of images attached. We've maybe six inches of snow on top of the layer of ice so it's a bit slithery. Power came and went, I bet the ****ers still charge the same for "delivery" though. That $700 for the generator looks a bargain now as we've a couple of freezers of meat, did you have to throw food away?

That second picture, btw, is of the "main" road past here.

No, we were among the lucky ones. The power stayed on.

We took in some neighbours who faired less well and had no power for three days (and no generator).

This was on the 24th, before the foot of snow that night...

Oink Dec 27th 2013 3:49 am

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Looks brutal. You can see why Napoleon decided against invading Canada.

Novocastrian Dec 27th 2013 3:54 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 11052595)
Looks brutal. You can see why Napoleon decided against invading Canada.

Some Louis or other had already done that.

magnumpi Dec 27th 2013 6:10 am

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Our power was off for 2 days only, not bad considering, food stayed fresh in the trunk of the Mazda on the drive.

Had a tree to fell in the back garden, friends came with chain saw and helped with that spot of bover.

Otherwise all was good.

dbd33 Dec 27th 2013 9:21 am

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Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 11052704)
Our power was off for 2 days only, not bad considering, food stayed fresh in the trunk of the Mazda on the drive.

Had a tree to fell in the back garden, friends came with chain saw and helped with that spot of bover.

Otherwise all was good.

We've just seen the neighbour, he says that one concession over the power has been out since Saturday, six days. A lucky escape for us then.

Novocastrian Dec 27th 2013 9:29 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11052907)
We've just seen the neighbour, he says that one concession over the power has been out since Saturday, six days. A lucky escape for us then.

If you have any trees left (we do) then I hope our good luck continues overnight. The wind is forecast to be strong tonight. :fingerscrossed:

dbd33 Dec 27th 2013 9:55 am

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Fingers crossed for the dog fence then, still standing at this point.

bats Dec 27th 2013 10:25 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11052517)
Indeed.

We were without cable (internet, TV, phones) from Saturday night until yesterday.

Hell, it was, hell I tells yer. The backyard looks like a battlefield... two big trees down and large branches strewn everywhere.

How was your place?

Oh we were fine thanks. Ice and snow but no power out. Three trees came down in the March ice storm so that cleared out the dead wood.

Novocastrian Dec 27th 2013 10:51 am

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 11052983)
Oh we were fine thanks. Ice and snow but no power out. Three trees came down in the March ice storm so that cleared out the dead wood.

I'm pleased to hear that. :)


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