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NNadir

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5. Yeah. Overall we did really well. My wife and I did all kinds of...

Reply to NJCher (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 30, 2026, 10:44 AM

6 hrs ago

...preparation but we were very pleased to be wrong about the predictions.

My wife is big into being prepared.

When one predicts a disaster that doesn't come there is nothing to feel but happy.

We of course have memories of power outages in ice storms and tropical storms. It's happened to my poor wife twice on a birthday in different years, and has become something of a family joke.

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Gonna be nasty today, switching over to ice at noon. Prepare. Expect to lose power. [View all] NNadir Sunday OP

Good luck! I'd much rather have below-zero temperatures than ice. Or ICE. Ocelot II Sunday #1

Got a link? NJCher 8 hrs ago #2

This note was from last week's storm. The "bomb cyclone" this weekend... NNadir 8 hrs ago #3

The power outages NJCher 8 hrs ago #4

Yeah. Overall we did really well. My wife and I did all kinds of... NNadir 6 hrs ago #5