Daily Archives: March 15, 2010

A massive storm hit coastal Connecticut (and elsewhere) over the weekend. It seemed like it started raining Friday night and it didn’t really stop until this morning (although it still looks threatening out). The rain, along with the snow melt, softened the ground and high winds (sustained 40 MPH) with tropical storm type gusts downed a lot of trees. In a place where most of the power lines are above ground, that spells trouble. Most of the town where I live, as well as surrounding communities, are without electricity (I’m writing this from the public library which, thankfully, has free wi-fi and power). According to the power company, it may be 3 more days until we’re back on the grid. Continue reading →