AnythingToAvoidWork t1_j9prav4 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:23 PM

I haven't seen the same thing but let's just assume it's right.

Absolutely manageable. It's like any other storm. Shovel / blow when you can. I like to make passes at 8-12 inches with a blower in the (increasingly rarer) times we're expecting more, 4-6" with a shovel.

Never hurts to prep for losing power. I generally keep 5 gallons of water for flushing toilets just in case. I have a woodstove, so heat isn't an issue for me.

If you run into a situation where you don't have heat there's nothing wrong with warming up in your car as long as it's not in a garage and the exhaust is clear.

This is all extreme circumstances. Usually it's just shovel and chill.

movdqa OP t1_j9psjf7 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:31 PM

We have underground power and our last outage was in 2011 in the great ice storm of New England. We have a second residence in Boston that we can use if we need to but it's also another property to maintain though it requires much less maintenance than our primary.

zetterbeauty t1_j9rhtjl wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:07 AM

The great ice storm was in 2008. The storm on Halloween in 2011 was a nor’easter/blizzard.

procrastinatorsuprem t1_j9qirpx wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:13 PM

We have underground power in my neighborhood but not my town a d we lose power more often than we should.

movdqa OP t1_j9qnph8 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:43 PM

Underground power reduces the odds of outages locally but you're still dependent on the power company to your neighborhood. We also live on a main road and the power company has done a very good job in trimming branches, shoring up and even replacing poles since 2011.