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Without Power For A Total Of 29 Hours — Power Came Back, Temporarily, Twice.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 5, 2024

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So, so GLAD & relieved that we got a big ‘Generac‘ last Summer. WOW. Could NOT have dealt with this without that.

Crazy. SECOND 24+ hour plus outage in 2 weeks. This is climate change.

That it came back and then went OFF was frustrating. I didn’t have to do anything. Generac comes on by itself. Felt bad for those with portable generators. Luckily many around here had just kept theirs going.

Met some of the crew restoring power. They were from Kentucky! They had flown to Connecticut and then come over in CT trucks. Very nice. Showed me one of the blown fuses. I gave them chocolates. Least I could do.

Also lent one of our portable generators to a neighbor who didn’t have a generator. That was good — though they got power back 2 hours later. Always the case. When we first got our generators … sister-in-law and husband drove from Maine with them (purchased from Sears). 20 minutes after they arrived, before we could even unload the boxes, power was back.

Not sure IF we are out of the woods yet. Lot of snow on trees.

But, glad we have had power, uninterrupted, for 6 hours. Fingers crossed.

In The Midst Of A Monster Snowstorm. 20″+ Wet/Heavy Snow. No Power. Fenced In By Snow.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 4, 2024

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Biggest snowstorm of THIS winter. Yes, I was waiting for this. Winter, so far, especially February, had been way, way too mild. So, I knew we would pay for it.

And we sure are paying for it today … into tomorrow … & most likely Saturday.

Lots of heavy, wet snow. Just chews up the snowblowers.

Lost power at 4:40am. 12-hours ago. Doubt whether we will get it restored before Saturday — possibly Sunday! Glad we now have a ‘Generac‘. Hope it can cope. If it fails we are screwed.

It is still snowing today and will continue into Friday. WOW. Haven’t had a storm like this in years. I hope we SURVIVE.

IF you don’t see any posts, it means we are BURIED. Send search parties with FOOD. Thanks.

Fenced In By Snow!

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by Anura Guruge
on April 4, 2024

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This is WILD. We have had this chainlink fence, a huge (house-size) pen for (dear) ‘Rowen‘ since 2021. Never seen it like this. WOW.

We have had close to 20″ of snow since yesterday evening. Still snowing. I have plowed twice and I still have more. Crazy. You can see the build up on top of the fence.

But this was COOL. Snow blown up against the chainlink. COOL.

To Say That This Was A ‘Hot Winter’ Is An Understatement!

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by Anura Guruge
on March 14, 2024

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I remember the March 14, 2023, snowstorm vividly. It was a monster storm.

My U.S. Citizenship Interview, which had already been postponed once (2 weeks earlier), because of another snowstorm, was the next day. I was waiting for them to call to say that it was postponed again. Didn’t happen.

I had to shovel 3 times, early in the morning, because we had SO, SO MUCH snow.

And this year. NOTHING.

This is NOT RIGHT. This is SCARY. We are going to pay for this.

I am sure we will have at least ONE BIG snowstorm before Spring.

‘Rowen’ — The Ultimate Snow Dog, She Just LOVES Snow.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 29, 2024

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Today, for the umpteenth time.

She has LOVED snow, unconditionally, from DAY 1. There was a LOT of snow on the ground, in Iowa, the day we got her — 3 years ago. That day, was the first time she had been outside. So, her first encounter with the outside world was one filled with snow. Took to it like a duck to water. Has loved snow ever since then.

Love to LIE in the snow. Though her belly is SHAVED (& exposed), the cold does not seem to bother her. She will stay out, in the snow, as long as we will.

The snow does NOT penetrate her coat (as you can see). It sits on top. She can shake it off, BUT she prefers for us to towel her. SMILE.

Using A Summer Straw Hat To TRY And Keep The Snow Away. [Didn’t Work Too Well.]

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by Anura Guruge
on January 24, 2024

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I didn’t want to wear rain gear with a hood. Was just looking for something with a WIDE BRIM that would go over my (now ESSENTIAL) TRUSTY Russian fur hat. I wanted to keep as much of the snow off the fur. The fur hat is BULKY. So, didn’t have anything that would properly go over it.

This straw hat was the biggest I had. It also had a strap — which meant I could make sure it stayed on.

Well, as you can see, it didn’t work too well. But, I was OK. Light snow. It wasn’t that bad.

First Snow Of The 2023-2024 Winter In Central New Hampshire.

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by Anura Guruge
on November 9, 2023

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It was UNEXPECTED & a sure SHOCK to the system.

The weather forecast had talked about a wintery mix. No mention of PLOWABLE SNOW!

I woke up expecting slush & sleet. NOT 1″ on the ground. Plus, I was getting my ‘Volvo XC60‘ serviced & as such was under time constraints. I hadn’t even brought my shovels & snow pushers from our storage space about the garage. So, had to rush. BUT got it done in about 20 minutes. Down to the blacktop.

Temps did climb just above freezing. So, there was a little melting. It will probably freeze tonight.

Today’s Array Of Flowers & ‘Yes’ Some Are From Our Yard (& A Few From The Beach).

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by Anura Guruge
on June 6, 2023

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The three photos shot in the dark are in our yard (from my midnight amble). The others are from this morning’s amble — many from our beach area. I like the seas of dandelions that are out. All much easier on the eye & body than snow & ice. Enjoy. I certainly am.

Flowers In Our Yard — May 22, 2023.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 22, 2023

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All taken THIS MORNING in our yard. Amazing. I am sure we still had snow on the ground a month ago. Incredible how nature prevails, bursts forth. During the winter I remind myself what Spring will be like. And now, behold, I have spring & the flowers have sprung. ENJOY. It won’t be that long before we have snow again. That, alas, is New Hampshire.

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Getting Soaked In Today’s Relentless Rain In Order To Get In My Mandatory 10K Steps Morning Walk.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 23, 2023

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Waterproof pants are SOAKED.
Stats & GPS track from my ‘Garmin Epix 2’.

I knew it was going to rain all day. But, that, alas, won’t do as an excuse.

I have to get in my steps (~17,000/day, 500,000+/month) Rain, SNOW or SHINE. Plus, with the temperature in the mid-40Fs (7C) I was way ABOVE my (self-imposed) 5F (-15C) cutoff threshold.

I hate the RAIN. I will take snow any day of the week, provided it is not blowing in your face too much. Well today it was all rain & it was relentless. Kept on coming down. No escaping it.

I wasn’t dressed for the cold. It wasn’t cold. I was dressed for the rain. I had three layers. I was actually dry underneath. Just the outer layer was SOAKED. SOAKED.

It is still raining. But, I still have to go out in it TWICE.

It is NOT easy being I.

In the snow in Demeber.

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