Well 2 years ago during the last winter wind storm – we got lucky and only lost power for a day and a half while some of our next door neighbors were out for a week at least. So it looks like that tomorrow will not only be worse than the 2006 storm, it’s about to dump 1-2′ feet of snow with wind gust up to 90mph. Scary no doubt.
But flashlights/candles are ready – fridge is stocked – and I’ll be picking up some propane for the BBQ in case we have to cook on it and ice for the cooler. So we’ll be getting the rest of our emergency kit/supplies ready tomorrow and if it gets bad – we’ll head to a hotel further south if need be.
UPDATE:
It aint getting any better. The wind wasn’t as bad as forecasted and we kept our power on throughout the big storm but the snow hasn’t stopped in any way shape of form for the last 24hours. There’s over a foot of snow just in our complex and not a snowplow in sight. It will be another day working from home and hopefully we’ll dig out before Christmas. On a funny/not-so funny note – this video from Portland about cars trying to make it up a hill says it all.