Last night’s ice storm brought down many a branch around the city, and along with the branches, many power lines. These are across the road by our garage. Minor, compared to some streets.
Parked cars took wooden clubbings, suffering dents and broken windows and downed wires put about 250,000 Torontonians in the dark. Our lights came back on by 3:30 p.m. after an outage that lasted several hours. There could be more to come, especially if winds pick up, but so far, so good.
If you are a hardy lilac, its a chance to look rather beautiful.
Update: All’s not well for Ralph’s van and one city street light. A big oak branch gave them both a whacking.
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Hi Bill
Just thought I’d check in to see how you and Donna were weathering the storm. So glad you’ve got power! What awful weather!
Best
Ulli
Thanks, Ulli. Our power went out again for several hours yesterday evening but came back on around 2:00 am. It’s still on this morning. Apparently, we can’t count on it, though.
Oh what a mess! So glad you are ok and your home is undamaged. Stay safe and WARM!
We have power today, Anna, so the house has warmed up. If it goes off again, we have lots of wood for the fireplace.
We’ll we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed that the power stays on and that you stay warm. Good thing you’ve got that fireplace and a good store of wood! my mum is ready to fire up the workshop wood stove if need be.