Well now that I have power again I figured I should probably do a write up on the recent events of Buffalo. For those that hadnt heard in the news, Thursday, Buffalo received roughly 60 centimeters of snow; and at this point in the season most trees, especially maples, still have their leaves. The snow was heavy and mixed with rain.
I personally had to stay downtown till about 9:30. I came home that evening and it appeared as though the Apocalypse had happened. Trees were torn down completely, streets were inaccessible, people were stuck in the snow, the three lane highway had reduced itself to one lane, and nobody had power. With nothing much else to do, I cracked a beer, tried to make a phone call or two but had no reception, went to bed.
Woke up (Friday the 13th) and prepared for the evening. I didnt have any communication with the world so I drove over to my parents house, only got stuck on the way over once. In good power out fashion I pillaged my parents house taking candles, my winter clothes, and a bit of food. Thankfully I still had some cash on me, so I went to one of the still operating gas stations and got all the beer I could. That along with all my food stayed outside and in the snow for the next couple days.
Luckily my house has a gas stove and a fireplace, so I brought wood inside to dry off. I also found a battery powered radio which would become my entertainment for the next couple days. Friends started coming over. Basically kept the fire going, had good friends over, lots of candles, acoustic music, good time really. The only bad thing is that my sump pump didnt have power so my basement backed up and I had about 7-10 inches of water.
Saturday we used all the daylight hours we had to cook, clean and prepare for round two. Dad came by with a generator and got the basement pumped out. Although he left and the water returned, we kept it from getting past two feet.
Late Saturday I get a call from my roommate who tells me I have power again, all I have to do is flip the main back on, which is in the basement. So I go downstairs, standing in 6 inches of water looking at a fuse box, just thinking, do I really want to touch this box of electricity while standing in water. Sounds like a bad cartoon. So I got a chair, stood on that, flicked the main, and power returned. Albeit theres still over 100,000 people without power on, I just so happen to live on busy road which must serve as a main relay to other streets. Past that, I had some people over, but there was power, no need for concern.
So thats my story. The snow is mostly gone, but the area has been devastated. Wreckage, blocked streets, people without power,
Since every thread is useless without pics, I included some of the shots I took with my phone:
I personally had to stay downtown till about 9:30. I came home that evening and it appeared as though the Apocalypse had happened. Trees were torn down completely, streets were inaccessible, people were stuck in the snow, the three lane highway had reduced itself to one lane, and nobody had power. With nothing much else to do, I cracked a beer, tried to make a phone call or two but had no reception, went to bed.
Woke up (Friday the 13th) and prepared for the evening. I didnt have any communication with the world so I drove over to my parents house, only got stuck on the way over once. In good power out fashion I pillaged my parents house taking candles, my winter clothes, and a bit of food. Thankfully I still had some cash on me, so I went to one of the still operating gas stations and got all the beer I could. That along with all my food stayed outside and in the snow for the next couple days.
Luckily my house has a gas stove and a fireplace, so I brought wood inside to dry off. I also found a battery powered radio which would become my entertainment for the next couple days. Friends started coming over. Basically kept the fire going, had good friends over, lots of candles, acoustic music, good time really. The only bad thing is that my sump pump didnt have power so my basement backed up and I had about 7-10 inches of water.
Saturday we used all the daylight hours we had to cook, clean and prepare for round two. Dad came by with a generator and got the basement pumped out. Although he left and the water returned, we kept it from getting past two feet.
Late Saturday I get a call from my roommate who tells me I have power again, all I have to do is flip the main back on, which is in the basement. So I go downstairs, standing in 6 inches of water looking at a fuse box, just thinking, do I really want to touch this box of electricity while standing in water. Sounds like a bad cartoon. So I got a chair, stood on that, flicked the main, and power returned. Albeit theres still over 100,000 people without power on, I just so happen to live on busy road which must serve as a main relay to other streets. Past that, I had some people over, but there was power, no need for concern.
So thats my story. The snow is mostly gone, but the area has been devastated. Wreckage, blocked streets, people without power,
Since every thread is useless without pics, I included some of the shots I took with my phone:
We're a hardy bunch though, most people are going back to work, things are starting to return to normal. A couple of my friends still don't have power, but were making it.
