woodmarc
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Last week, WEstern New York was hit with an unprecedented snow storm that has devestated our power infrastructure as well as over 90% of our tree population.
On October 12th we had 2 feet of snow dumped on us. Now for those of you who have heard that we get some snow every now and then, no big deal right? Not this time, we had yet to get our first frost of the year, meaning that all of the trees were still fulled leafed and the sap had yet to run out. I have yet to see a mature tree anywere that wan not damaged.
With those downed trees came our power lines. We had 300,000 people without power. School are still closed as I write this 9 days later. There are still 75,000 people with out power. I personally lost power last Thursday evening around 9pm and did not get it back until Tuesday afternoon. It'll take a couple of week to get the basement dry.
I saw a post here last week where a tree fell across a truck. That pretty mush describes all of norther Erie and southern Niagara counties.
The average snow fall October in Buffalo is 2". Our earliest recorded snowfall prior to this was Oct 25th. Our average first frost is October 10th.
I Know the news media did not even give this any significant coverage, because it was Buffalo. But we were devistated.
On the good side, I discovered that I still love my wife, my kids have a great sense of humor, and My fridge and freezer are now as clean as the day I bought them.
I am getting readt to head off to work and then to a co-workers house who had 10 willow, 2 Black Walnut and 20 other assorted tree come down on his property. I think I'll need to get another chain saw blade before I go.
Thank for reading my lament.
On October 12th we had 2 feet of snow dumped on us. Now for those of you who have heard that we get some snow every now and then, no big deal right? Not this time, we had yet to get our first frost of the year, meaning that all of the trees were still fulled leafed and the sap had yet to run out. I have yet to see a mature tree anywere that wan not damaged.
With those downed trees came our power lines. We had 300,000 people without power. School are still closed as I write this 9 days later. There are still 75,000 people with out power. I personally lost power last Thursday evening around 9pm and did not get it back until Tuesday afternoon. It'll take a couple of week to get the basement dry.
I saw a post here last week where a tree fell across a truck. That pretty mush describes all of norther Erie and southern Niagara counties.
The average snow fall October in Buffalo is 2". Our earliest recorded snowfall prior to this was Oct 25th. Our average first frost is October 10th.
I Know the news media did not even give this any significant coverage, because it was Buffalo. But we were devistated.
On the good side, I discovered that I still love my wife, my kids have a great sense of humor, and My fridge and freezer are now as clean as the day I bought them.
I am getting readt to head off to work and then to a co-workers house who had 10 willow, 2 Black Walnut and 20 other assorted tree come down on his property. I think I'll need to get another chain saw blade before I go.
Thank for reading my lament.
