A Major Weather Event
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21741)
Canada
January 11, 2020 6:55am CST
With yoyoing temperatures we are under a weather advisory.
Nova Scotia has their emergency response team set up and spread around the province.
New Brunswick has a similar team and response in the works.
We have been told to be prepared to be without electricity for up to 72 hours.
I have candles, water, canned food, batteries, flashlight and a full propane tank ready for whatever might happen.
If the predictions are correct we could see 17-18 hours of freezing rain and ice pellets. Yikes....
I'm ready for summer!
Here's my third and final summer block.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
11 Jan 20
i'm with ya'n yearn fer long sunlit 'n warm days. so glad they're prepared'n yerself's well. do y'all not've a generator? we've one, thankfully 've not needed to use 't yet. 've gone through some power outages, jest fer that length 'f time.
sure don't 'nvy ya that freezin' rain/ice pellets. nasty schtuff fer certain. stay snug'n warm'n yer home, hon.
jest love 't! how sweet's that, 'tis e'en a cute lil hummer :)
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
12 Jan 20
@Morleyhunt 'tis good to do yer research fer certain. i'm not convinced the hubs's thought ours through?? i might need to borrow me'n electrician to make sure.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
No generator yet. We have been looking into what we need. Once we have that worked out well get our son (an electrician) to get it all set up for us
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
13 Jan 20
@crazyhorseladycx we've managed without a generator to this point. We have planned to purchase a generator since we moved to the east coast, but want to get one that will meet our needs without braking the bank. We want it to run the mini split (heat), the freezer and possibly a few lights..
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan 20
That's a long time to experience such conditions.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
So far it's windy and rainy, but in the next hour the temperature is set to begin its drastic drop. The freezing rain is set to begin when we are snug in our beds.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
13 Jan 20
@JudyEv we've discussed heading south....but for now we will b staying home.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 20
@Morleyhunt Perhaps you need to go on another road trip to escape the bad weather. 
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
We hope that it misses us....but not too optimistic. We've managed to miss most of the weather events this fall and early winter.
@Juliaacv (56298)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
I do love all of the bumble bees on your quilt, they are so much cuter then in real life.
I'm sorry that you are under such a warning, hopefully you aren't without hydro for too long, although it sounds like you are prepared if so. A
And I hope that there is a deck of cards around to help pass the time.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
13 Jan 20
We kept our power (not even a flicker) but we did get snow and the maritime version of freezing rain. A bit different from what we experienced in Ontario.
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
12 Jan 20
@MorleyhuntSummer is not too horrible here, there are only some hot days, if we stay inside it is bearable, always better than ice on the roads.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
I'm not a fan of freezing rain. I prefer almost any season to winter.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
@kepweng I'm sure parts of Pakistan experience some wintery extremes.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
14 Jan 20
Yikes that would be a long time without electric but I know you wrote a post on the 12th that your electric didn't go out so thats good! The patterns you stitched on this are incredible! You are so talented. I am enjoying looking through these posts to see your work.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
No heat in winter. Temperature here could go up to 8°C today. Not very cold, but certainly not hot either.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
13 Jan 20
Thank you!
The weather was inconvenient but not to much of a problem.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
By tomorrow evening the storm should have passed us. Then it will be time for the cleanup to begin.
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
31 Jan 20
@Morleyhunt
That is a lot of time to be without electricity. So the propane tank will keep you warm then. I can understand why you would want summer. You are very talented.
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
11 Jan 20
72 hours is such a long time it will be very difficult dear
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
We hope not to lose power at all, but we need to be prepared .
Hurricane Dorian only kept our town without power for 24 hours. There were areas that whT a week or more before their electricity was restored.
