It's so unlike him to be gone for 3-4 day. I don't know the weather very well where he is at, but hopefully he has power, heat and whatever he needs.
Full Version: Livyjr - MIA
could just be the internet is down up there
though there were power failures due to the ice upstate
though there were power failures due to the ice upstate
Livyjr is a survivor--whatever the situation...
I checked and Livy hasn't been here since Dec. 11 in the evening. This is unusual...I will try to contact him to let him know we're concerned.
I sent Liv a pm and an email......hopefully, we'll hear from him soon......
There was an extreme icestorm
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
btw- NY is getting a warm day tomorrow (before it goes back down)
So if it is the cold knocking out his net, tomorrow will possibly warm things up
So if it is the cold knocking out his net, tomorrow will possibly warm things up
QUOTE(graham4anything @ Dec 14 2008, 05:37 PM) 
There was an extreme icestorm
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
I know that! But, I'm telling Livy we miss him around here and are concerned......he'll get the message when service is restored if that's the reason he's not here.
QUOTE(amy @ Dec 14 2008, 05:41 PM)
QUOTE(graham4anything @ Dec 14 2008, 05:37 PM)
There was an extreme icestorm
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
I know that! But, I'm telling Livy we miss him around here and are concerned......he'll get the message when service is restored if that's the reason he's not here.
I know you know.(don't bite my head off).
I am worried myself. It is not like him this long, however, the likeliest thing is that the net is down.
Damn thing about this board is when something like this happens and no #s or anything available.
Alot got some way of being able to know someone who knows someway of connecting with someone outside the net, but not everyone (you know what I mean).
More power loss possible in ice-ravaged Northeast
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081214/ap_on_re_us/ice_storm
JAFFREY, N.H. – Joined by people seeking shelter from the bitter cold, parishioners at the Jaffrey Bible Church on Sunday thanked God for a warm place to sleep and for the utility crews struggling to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm.
"Your fellow Jaffrey residents have stepped up and made this a more bearable situation," Walt Pryor, recreation department director for the town of 5,700, told the congregation Sunday morning.
Church administrator Rick Needham noted the "terrible devastation in our lives and homes," recognizing two families whose homes were damaged by falling trees. About 150 people attended Sunday's service in Jaffrey, about 15 miles from the Massachusetts state line.
The church had been turned into a shelter, with cots and mattresses set up in offices and hallways, and televisions and 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles for children in the basement. Donated food was plentiful, including lobster casserole, pot roast, and barbecued chicken.
The ice storm knocked out electrical service to 1.4 million homes and businesses late last week. More than 600,000 customers still lacked power Sunday afternoon in upstate New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Utilities in hardest-hit New Hampshire said power might not be totally restored to the region until Thursday or Friday.
Officials warned there could be more failures as drooping branches shed ice and snap back to their original positions, potentially taking out more power lines.
President Bush declared a state of emergency for New Hampshire and nine of Massachusetts' 14 counties, directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief assistance.
Adding to the misery of downed power lines and property damage, temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s early Sunday, with single-digit readings in parts of New Hampshire and Maine. Fryeburg, Maine, hit a low of just 2 degrees above zero. Warmer weather was on the way for Monday.
The number of people at shelters in Massachusetts nearly doubled to 1,800 Saturday night as people faced another night without lights and heat. Nearly 1,300 people stayed at 56 shelters in New Hampshire.
In Jaffrey, Nancy Caisse tried to comfort her young daughter, who was sick with a stomach virus and fever, while helping elderly shelter guests with their medication.
She was trained as an emergency medical technician and said she was glad to be of use.
"This is a blessing," said Caisse, 40. "I'd rather be here helping out."
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Maine declared either limited or full states of emergency Friday. Crews across the region reported the ice had destroyed utility poles, wires and other equipment, but said the extent of damage was unclear because some roads still were impassable.
About 300 national guardsmen were deployed in New Hampshire, mostly in Stoddard, 27 miles north of Jaffrey, to help with debris cleanup.
Despite the difficulties, utilities were making progress with help from utility crews from Canada and as far away as Virginia and Michigan.
"Slowly but surely we're creeping in the right direction," said Peter Judge of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
In Vermont, Green Mountain Power President Mary Powell toured affected areas, helping distribute lunches to the line crews, and said the damage rivaled or even exceeded what happened during the 1998 ice storm that hit northern Vermont.
"Whenever you get this kind of ice accumulation, there's just nothing from a utility perspective you can do to protect your customers from devastating damage," Powell said.
Emergency management officials reported four storm-related deaths. One man in New Hampshire and a couple in New York state died of carbon monoxide poisoning from home generators. The body of a Massachusetts public works supervisor who went missing while checking on storm damage was recovered from a reservoir.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081214/ap_on_re_us/ice_storm
JAFFREY, N.H. – Joined by people seeking shelter from the bitter cold, parishioners at the Jaffrey Bible Church on Sunday thanked God for a warm place to sleep and for the utility crews struggling to repair power lines snapped by New England's devastating ice storm.
"Your fellow Jaffrey residents have stepped up and made this a more bearable situation," Walt Pryor, recreation department director for the town of 5,700, told the congregation Sunday morning.
Church administrator Rick Needham noted the "terrible devastation in our lives and homes," recognizing two families whose homes were damaged by falling trees. About 150 people attended Sunday's service in Jaffrey, about 15 miles from the Massachusetts state line.
The church had been turned into a shelter, with cots and mattresses set up in offices and hallways, and televisions and 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles for children in the basement. Donated food was plentiful, including lobster casserole, pot roast, and barbecued chicken.
The ice storm knocked out electrical service to 1.4 million homes and businesses late last week. More than 600,000 customers still lacked power Sunday afternoon in upstate New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Utilities in hardest-hit New Hampshire said power might not be totally restored to the region until Thursday or Friday.
Officials warned there could be more failures as drooping branches shed ice and snap back to their original positions, potentially taking out more power lines.
President Bush declared a state of emergency for New Hampshire and nine of Massachusetts' 14 counties, directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief assistance.
Adding to the misery of downed power lines and property damage, temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s early Sunday, with single-digit readings in parts of New Hampshire and Maine. Fryeburg, Maine, hit a low of just 2 degrees above zero. Warmer weather was on the way for Monday.
The number of people at shelters in Massachusetts nearly doubled to 1,800 Saturday night as people faced another night without lights and heat. Nearly 1,300 people stayed at 56 shelters in New Hampshire.
In Jaffrey, Nancy Caisse tried to comfort her young daughter, who was sick with a stomach virus and fever, while helping elderly shelter guests with their medication.
She was trained as an emergency medical technician and said she was glad to be of use.
"This is a blessing," said Caisse, 40. "I'd rather be here helping out."
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Maine declared either limited or full states of emergency Friday. Crews across the region reported the ice had destroyed utility poles, wires and other equipment, but said the extent of damage was unclear because some roads still were impassable.
About 300 national guardsmen were deployed in New Hampshire, mostly in Stoddard, 27 miles north of Jaffrey, to help with debris cleanup.
Despite the difficulties, utilities were making progress with help from utility crews from Canada and as far away as Virginia and Michigan.
"Slowly but surely we're creeping in the right direction," said Peter Judge of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
In Vermont, Green Mountain Power President Mary Powell toured affected areas, helping distribute lunches to the line crews, and said the damage rivaled or even exceeded what happened during the 1998 ice storm that hit northern Vermont.
"Whenever you get this kind of ice accumulation, there's just nothing from a utility perspective you can do to protect your customers from devastating damage," Powell said.
Emergency management officials reported four storm-related deaths. One man in New Hampshire and a couple in New York state died of carbon monoxide poisoning from home generators. The body of a Massachusetts public works supervisor who went missing while checking on storm damage was recovered from a reservoir.
QUOTE(graham4anything @ Dec 14 2008, 05:49 PM)
QUOTE(amy @ Dec 14 2008, 05:41 PM)
QUOTE(graham4anything @ Dec 14 2008, 05:37 PM)
There was an extreme icestorm
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
it most likely is no internet service where he is due to that
(one can have electricity, but the net still can be down)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
I know that! But, I'm telling Livy we miss him around here and are concerned......he'll get the message when service is restored if that's the reason he's not here.
I know you know.(don't bite my head off).
I am worried myself. It is not like him this long, however, the likeliest thing is that the net is down.
Damn thing about this board is when something like this happens and no #s or anything available.
Alot got some way of being able to know someone who knows someway of connecting with someone outside the net, but not everyone (you know what I mean).
Livy lives in NYS....I didn't know they were having power outages there...thought only in NE.
I checked and there are power outages around Albany.
I'm a bit worried too. Can anyone call him? Well, when he gets back, at least he will know he is missed. 
QUOTE(amy @ Dec 14 2008, 03:21 PM)
Livy lives in NYS....I didn't know they were having power outages there...thought only in NE.
Yes, he lives on the west side of NY just east of the great lakes where it shows lots of snow and ice.
If a storm knocked out his internet warmer weather won't fix it, repairing downed lines will.
Yes, there were (the article I posted on the bottom says about NY State having bad ice storms in his area.
(I had also looked up weather )...
He was saying there were storms predicted, I think Friday morning
(I had also looked up weather )...
He was saying there were storms predicted, I think Friday morning
Haven't seen canjcat today, either. She had power the last time we heard from her.....hope she's okay. NH was hit hard.....
QUOTE(amy @ Dec 14 2008, 05:23 PM)
Haven't seen canjcat today, either. She had power the last time we heard from her.....hope she's okay. NH was hit hard.....
True. Sheesh - hard to keep all the cats herded up!
Thanks to all of you for your concern! Things at my address are A.O.K. However, I just returned from a precarious trip up north to visit my mother. Fortunately, she lives with my brother and his family, but their home is quite remote. When my brother moved to his current residence, he was wise to have a propane generator installed that automatically kicks on during power outages. Well, it sure came in handy and as I left it had been on since Thursday evening. This is crucial as my mother's health is not good and she could not tolerate a night without heat, especially last night when it dipped to 7 degrees. As I speak they still have power lines laying across the roof of their home. The power company came and checked on them while I was still there, but they won't be able to get a bucket truck up to remove them until Tuesday. On the bright side, I called to let them know I arrived home okay and learned they're back on 'regular' power. I'm still concerned a bit though for the whole area where they are. They live on the north side of a mountain and there was practically no thawing today at all whereas on the other hand I could tell a significant difference elsewhere on my way home where much, much more power had been restored. There's still a lot of trees heavy laden with ice around them and all along the country road where they live. Hopefully tomorrow will bring brighter skies and warmer temperatures as promised. I've only lived in this area for 8 1/2 years, but all the 'lifers' with whom I've spoken say this is the worst they've seen in their lifetime. My brother has been here around 20 years and said he agrees with that assessment, too.
There has been an incredible show of comradeship from power company personnel from neighboring states and Quebec helping to ease a really uncomfortable situation. My heart goes out to a disturbingly high number of people who suffered illness from carbon monoxide caused by having their generators inside rather than outside. One person has lost his life as a result but all others are on the road to recovery.
I, too, hope all is well with Livy. He is one of the foundations here and it is indeed odd for him not to be around. My guess is that upstate NY received a similar attack of the elements. Be safe, Livy -- let us know you're okay!!!
There has been an incredible show of comradeship from power company personnel from neighboring states and Quebec helping to ease a really uncomfortable situation. My heart goes out to a disturbingly high number of people who suffered illness from carbon monoxide caused by having their generators inside rather than outside. One person has lost his life as a result but all others are on the road to recovery.
I, too, hope all is well with Livy. He is one of the foundations here and it is indeed odd for him not to be around. My guess is that upstate NY received a similar attack of the elements. Be safe, Livy -- let us know you're okay!!!
More power loss possible in ice-ravaged Northeast
- Buzz Up
"Your fellow Jaffrey residents have stepped up and made this a more bearable situation," Walt Pryor, recreation department director for the town of 5,700, told the congregation Sunday morning.
Church administrator Rick Needham noted the "terrible devastation in our lives and homes," recognizing two families whose homes were damaged by falling trees. About 150 people attended Sunday's service in Jaffrey, about 15 miles from the Massachusetts state line.
The church had been turned into a shelter, with cots and mattresses set up in offices and hallways, and televisions and 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles for children in the basement. Donated food was plentiful, including lobster casserole, pot roast, and barbecued chicken.
The ice storm knocked out electrical service to 1.4 million homes and businesses late last week. More than 600,000 customers still lacked power Sunday afternoon in upstate New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Utilities in hardest-hit New Hampshire said power might not be totally restored to the region until Thursday or Friday.
Officials warned there could be more failures as drooping branches shed ice and snap back to their original positions, potentially taking out more power lines.
President Bush declared a state of emergency for New Hampshire and nine of Massachusetts' 14 counties, directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide relief assistance.
Adding to the misery of downed power lines and property damage, temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s early Sunday, with single-digit readings in parts of New Hampshire and Maine. Fryeburg, Maine, hit a low of just 2 degrees above zero. Warmer weather was on the way for Monday.
The number of people at shelters in Massachusetts nearly doubled to 1,800 Saturday night as people faced another night without lights and heat. Nearly 1,300 people stayed at 56 shelters in New Hampshire.
In Jaffrey, Nancy Caisse tried to comfort her young daughter, who was sick with a stomach virus and fever, while helping elderly shelter guests with their medication.
She was trained as an emergency medical technician and said she was glad to be of use.
"This is a blessing," said Caisse, 40. "I'd rather be here helping out."
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Maine declared either limited or full states of emergency Friday. Crews across the region reported the ice had destroyed utility poles, wires and other equipment, but said the extent of damage was unclear because some roads still were impassable.
About 300 national guardsmen were deployed in New Hampshire, mostly in Stoddard, 27 miles north of Jaffrey, to help with debris cleanup.
Despite the difficulties, utilities were making progress with help from utility crews from Canada and as far away as Virginia and Michigan.
"Slowly but surely we're creeping in the right direction," said Peter Judge of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
In Vermont, Green Mountain Power President Mary Powell toured affected areas, helping distribute lunches to the line crews, and said the damage rivaled or even exceeded what happened during the 1998 ice storm that hit northern Vermont.
"Whenever you get this kind of ice accumulation, there's just nothing from a utility perspective you can do to protect your customers from devastating damage," Powell said.
Emergency management officials reported four storm-related deaths. One man in New Hampshire and a couple in New York state died of carbon monoxide poisoning from home generators. The body of a Massachusetts public works supervisor who went missing while checking on storm damage was recovered from a reservoir.
QUOTE(canjcat @ Dec 14 2008, 10:59 PM)
Thanks to all of you for your concern! Things at my address are A.O.K. However, I just returned from a precarious trip up north to visit my mother. Fortunately, she lives with my brother and his family, but their home is quite remote. When my brother moved to his current residence, he was wise to have a propane generator installed that automatically kicks on during power outages. Well, it sure came in handy and as I left it had been on since Thursday evening. This is crucial as my mother's health is not good and she could not tolerate a night without heat, especially last night when it dipped to 7 degrees. As I speak they still have power lines laying across the roof of their home. The power company came and checked on them while I was still there, but they won't be able to get a bucket truck up to remove them until Tuesday. On the bright side, I called to let them know I arrived home okay and learned they're back on 'regular' power. I'm still concerned a bit though for the whole area where they are. They live on the north side of a mountain and there was practically no thawing today at all whereas on the other hand I could tell a significant difference elsewhere on my way home where much, much more power had been restored. There's still a lot of trees heavy laden with ice around them and all along the country road where they live. Hopefully tomorrow will bring brighter skies and warmer temperatures as promised. I've only lived in this area for 8 1/2 years, but all the 'lifers' with whom I've spoken say this is the worst they've seen in their lifetime. My brother has been here around 20 years and said he agrees with that assessment, too.
There has been an incredible show of comradeship from power company personnel from neighboring states and Quebec helping to ease a really uncomfortable situation. My heart goes out to a disturbingly high number of people who suffered illness from carbon monoxide caused by having their generators inside rather than outside. One person has lost his life as a result but all others are on the road to recovery.
I, too, hope all is well with Livy. He is one of the foundations here and it is indeed odd for him not to be around. My guess is that upstate NY received a similar attack of the elements. Be safe, Livy -- let us know you're okay!!!
There has been an incredible show of comradeship from power company personnel from neighboring states and Quebec helping to ease a really uncomfortable situation. My heart goes out to a disturbingly high number of people who suffered illness from carbon monoxide caused by having their generators inside rather than outside. One person has lost his life as a result but all others are on the road to recovery.
I, too, hope all is well with Livy. He is one of the foundations here and it is indeed odd for him not to be around. My guess is that upstate NY received a similar attack of the elements. Be safe, Livy -- let us know you're okay!!!
Glad you are OK!
This appears to be the start of one cold and dangerous winter.
Livyjr is back!
Welcome back our friend.
Glad the power returned back on up in your area. It looks to be a long cold winter.
Welcome back our friend.
Glad the power returned back on up in your area. It looks to be a long cold winter.
QUOTE(graham4anything @ Dec 17 2008, 01:25 AM)
Livyjr is back!
Welcome back our friend.
Glad the power returned back on up in your area. It looks to be a long cold winter.
Welcome back our friend.
Glad the power returned back on up in your area. It looks to be a long cold winter.
QUOTE(Terra @ Dec 17 2008, 05:42 AM)
QUOTE(graham4anything @ Dec 17 2008, 01:25 AM)
Livyjr is back!
Welcome back our friend.
Glad the power returned back on up in your area. It looks to be a long cold winter.
Welcome back our friend.
Glad the power returned back on up in your area. It looks to be a long cold winter.
Ditto!
Livyjr, eager to hear from you! I figured you were cooking on your wood stove and drinking your finest wine...
Oh Thank God! Welcome back Livy.
Welcome back, Liv.
This is a wonderful community.
This is a wonderful community.
QUOTE(Terra @ Dec 14 2008, 05:15 PM)
It's so unlike him to be gone for 3-4 day.
I don't know the weather very well where he is at, but hopefully he has power, heat and whatever he needs.
I don't know the weather very well where he is at, but hopefully he has power, heat and whatever he needs.
I was trapped in a crystal palace ....
Phones were down ...
Power was gone ....
The roads were closed ....
No internet ....
Is life possible anymore without those things?
Might I then be dead and just don't know about it, because I couldn't get through to see if my obituary had been printed?
I guess that it is possible ....
Oh, well, in that case ....
At least it seemed painless ....
And so ...
QUOTE(rla @ Dec 14 2008, 05:23 PM)
Livyjr is a survivor--whatever the situation...
Not if I was damn fool enough to try and go outside while those trees and branches were coming down ....
That would have been suicide ...
I'm like the fourth little pig up here ....
My house would be hard for the wolf to blow down, so in that regard, I'm like the third little pig with the brick house ....
The main difference is that unlike the third pig, when the wolf has expended his energy trying to blow down my house, I'll reach out and get him by the neck and have him cooking in a pot in a thrice ....
When you are stuck in an ice storm, and there is nowhere else to go for food ....
Some fricasseed wolf ain't bad ....
Tenderize it for a bit by boiling it like it was an old rooster .....
And so ...
And thank you all very much for the kind thoughts my way ....
You never know when that is all that kept you safe through the storm ....
And so ...
You never know when that is all that kept you safe through the storm ....
And so ...
QUOTE(graham4anything @ Dec 14 2008, 05:37 PM)
if it is the net, email/pm won't work
That is correct ...
QUOTE(amy @ Dec 14 2008, 06:37 PM)
I checked and there are power outages around Albany.
Carnage, if you were a tree ....
QUOTE(Terra @ Dec 14 2008, 06:57 PM)
QUOTE(amy @ Dec 14 2008, 03:21 PM)
Livy lives in NYS....I didn't know they were having power outages there...thought only in NE.
Yes, he lives on the west side of NY just east of the great lakes where it shows lots of snow and ice.
Tons of ice, Terra ....
I think that what we need is a whole bunch more of nuke plants with cooling towers to put even more tons of it up there .....
This is the worst ice storm we have had in a long while up here, and I have been here since 1946 ...
The last one that came close was back in 1964 ....
Huge trees were brought down by this storm, many up by the roots ....
Telephone poles were snapped like twigs ....
Words fail me in trying to describe the scenes of devastation ...
And I'm actually on the east side of the state, near Albany, as amy said ....
But we are east of the Great Lakes, as well, although the path of this storm seemed to be somewhat confused ....
Warm air from down south met cold air down from Canada, and the result was havoc for us humans down here on the ground ...
And every other living creature out there, as well, starting with the trees ...
And so ...
QUOTE(rla @ Dec 17 2008, 09:12 AM)
Livyjr, eager to hear from you!
I figured you were cooking on your wood stove and drinking your finest wine...
I figured you were cooking on your wood stove and drinking your finest wine...
Ah, yes, rla ....
My finest wine this time around was some water that I had put up in the refrigerator ....
As to the wood stove ....
Life would be much less comfortable without it, that is a fact ....
This for me was like going back to my childhood in the 1950's ....
Sit in the dark in the midst of the storm, and think your thoughts ...
Muse on this and that ...
Keep fear from intruding too far, anyway ...
You don't really have much choice, if you don't wish to flip out or go crazy, but to sit and wait it through .....
Whatever number of days that is going to be, is what it will be ....
You can tell by the sounds of trees dying out there in a bad ice storm that it is going to be more than five minutes before the power comes back on, if ever ....
And if you only have four minutes worth of patience, oh, well ...
And so ...
Thank God for whomever invented glider rockers when you are in the midst of an ice storm .......
Like a magic carpet ride for me ...
Take you any place that you need to go, in your mind, anyway ...
And so ...
QUOTE(jeffmoskin @ Dec 17 2008, 12:03 PM)
Welcome back, Liv.
This is a wonderful community.
This is a wonderful community.
Yes, it is, jeffmoskin ....
And the warm feelings for my health and well-being by all who posted in here are heart-felt on my end ...
Last Seen: 17th December 2008 - 12:23 PM
HE HAS POSTED ON HIS SITE
HE HAS POSTED ON HIS SITE
QUOTE(Livyjr @ Dec 17 2008, 11:53 AM)
QUOTE(Terra @ Dec 14 2008, 06:57 PM)
QUOTE(amy @ Dec 14 2008, 03:21 PM)
Livy lives in NYS....I didn't know they were having power outages there...thought only in NE.
Yes, he lives on the west side of NY just east of the great lakes where it shows lots of snow and ice.
Tons of ice, Terra ....
I think that what we need is a whole bunch more of nuke plants with cooling towers to put even more tons of it up there .....
This is the worst ice storm we have had in a long while up here, and I have been here since 1946 ...
The last one that came close was back in 1964 ....
I remember celebrating the milinium in 78 degrees in Nebraska
Huge trees were brought down by this storm, many up by the roots ....
Telephone poles were snapped like twigs ....
Words fail me in trying to describe the scenes of devastation ...
And I'm actually on the east side of the state, near Albany, as amy said ....
But we are east of the Great Lakes, as well, although the path of this storm seemed to be somewhat confused ....
Warm air from down south met cold air down from Canada, and the result was havoc for us humans down here on the ground ...
And every other living creature out there, as well, starting with the trees ...
And so ...
I HEARD NO SNOW IN RUSSIA SO PERHAPS ITS A REVERSE WEATHER PATTERN THIS YEAR.
glad your OK!
Thank you very much for those kind thoughts, cutecat ...
And what used to be the weather up here is now long gone, it seems ....
Our climate has changed up here perceptively in my lifetime ....
Was Pandora's Box opened?
Or would it just have been this way, anyway ....
And so ...
And what used to be the weather up here is now long gone, it seems ....
Our climate has changed up here perceptively in my lifetime ....
Was Pandora's Box opened?
Or would it just have been this way, anyway ....
And so ...
I'm glad to see you back Livyjr! We were worried. 
It's good to be back, heart ....
I was incommunicado, so I had no way to let anyone in here know that I was still alive ....
And if I wasn't still alive, I still had no means to let anyone know ....
The phone lines were down along with the electricity ....
And so ....
It was an incredible experience being inside that crystal palace after the storm was over and before all the ice melted ...
And now, except for the wreckage of the trees and power lines, you would never know it had ever happened ...
And so ....
I was incommunicado, so I had no way to let anyone in here know that I was still alive ....
And if I wasn't still alive, I still had no means to let anyone know ....
The phone lines were down along with the electricity ....
And so ....
It was an incredible experience being inside that crystal palace after the storm was over and before all the ice melted ...
And now, except for the wreckage of the trees and power lines, you would never know it had ever happened ...
And so ....
QUOTE(Livyjr @ Dec 17 2008, 04:53 PM)
It's good to be back, heart ....
I was incommunicado, so I had no way to let anyone in here know that I was still alive ....
And if I wasn't still alive, I still had no means to let anyone know ....
The phone lines were down along with the electricity ....
And so ....
It was an incredible experience being inside that crystal palace after the storm was over and before all the ice melted ...
And now, except for the wreckage of the trees and power lines, you would never know it had ever happened ...
And so ....
I was incommunicado, so I had no way to let anyone in here know that I was still alive ....
And if I wasn't still alive, I still had no means to let anyone know ....
The phone lines were down along with the electricity ....
And so ....
It was an incredible experience being inside that crystal palace after the storm was over and before all the ice melted ...
And now, except for the wreckage of the trees and power lines, you would never know it had ever happened ...
And so ....
Incredible good, bad or both? I hope both because for me those have been among the best experiences.
Both? Yep, those are the best kinds of experiences after enough time has past to really be able to appraise them.
I really love ice storms, when the trees are all covered in icicles and it looks like crystal glass, but, I don't like the havoc they cause.
I really love ice storms, when the trees are all covered in icicles and it looks like crystal glass, but, I don't like the havoc they cause.
QUOTE(tomhye @ Dec 17 2008, 07:48 PM)
QUOTE(Livyjr @ Dec 17 2008, 04:53 PM)
It was an incredible experience being inside that crystal palace after the storm was over and before all the ice melted ...
And now, except for the wreckage of the trees and power lines, you would never know it had ever happened ...
And so ....
Incredible good, bad or both?
I hope both because for me those have been among the best experiences.
Can we even begin to assign mundane terms like good or bad to what might be once in a lifetime experiences, tomhye?
All I can say is that at certain times, when the light came through at a certain angle, it created what the dictionary might call EFFULGENCE - radiant splendor ...
I won't call that the ultimate pinnacle of all of my life's experiences, but it sure does rank as a contender ...
And not to wax religious in here, but it is hard not to think or believe in some greater power than us when you are in the midst of that splendor and absolute beauty of that crystalline world that exists but for a few beats of the earth's heart ...
The bittersweet concomitant was all the damage in the physical plane that accompanied that happening ...
As I am sure you would agree, tomhye, in the end, it is what it was ....
Can't have a dog without the dog's tail being a part of the picture as well ...
And that seems to be the way it goes ....
And so ...
QUOTE(heart @ Dec 17 2008, 10:00 PM)
I really love ice storms, when the trees are all covered in icicles and it looks like crystal glass, but, I don't like the havoc they cause.
If I had to say, heart, I would say that I fear ice storms for the power they have to destroy ....
I was in Ireland working for a bit, and I was staying in a house near the mouth of the Shannon River in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland, which faces the open Atlantic Ocean ...
A gale came up during the night, and I have to say that while it did not necessarily scare the hell out of me, it certainly had me awake and on the verge of running somewhere in panic, although God alone knows where that might have been to ...
I thought that at any moment, the roof was going to be ripped right off the house ....
The windows were rattling in their frames like I have never heard, and the wind was actually shrieking ...
Maybe that is why they believe in Howling Banshees over there ....
While I was listening to it shriek, it actually went up in tone like it was heading for another octave ....
"MY GOD, CAN THE WIND DO THAT?"
That is the thought that went through my head right then ...
A ship was going out the Shannon mouth that night and it just disappeared ...
They figure a rogue wave broke over it and took it straight down ...
Unforgiving ....
Harsh ....
That is the way nature, like a mother cat with growing kittens, can be ...
And so ...
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