Hood River area got beat with a rake

[Tank-Ace]

That whole area of washington/Oregon (although Oregon to a lesser extent) really took it on the chin. Up to 3ft of snow, rain, more snow, and then freezing rain really takes a toll on the power lines.

We were without power for something like 72hrs at my place, a big tree nailed the neighbor's house which looks like its going to be condemed, another tree hit our other neighbor's fuel-oil (which we use for heating) tank, and a branch broke the window of our truck.

On thursday, you litterally couldn't go more than 15 seconds before you heard a tree crashing down. Freezing rain can be a real biotch on powerlines on its own, and the trees just made things worse. PUD guys were working around the clock for 3 days strait to restore power to our area. A massive <S> to those guys. They earned their pay about three times over.


Oh, and a road up here in the sticks is apparently sliding down the hill  .

[EskimoJoe]

Meanwhile, in Cordova...







Oh, it rained on top of all that as well.

[SilverZ06]

I know how you guys feel. it may hit 80* here today

[oboe]

I know how you guys feel. it may hit 80* here today

GET HIM!!!!

[Babalonian]

<insert stereoptypical "it had the odacity to rain a half-inch today and make my commute 30-minutes longer" californian resoponce>

[JOACH1M]

Meanwhile, in Cordova...

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Oh, it rained on top of all that as well.

[68valu]

That whole area of washington/Oregon (although Oregon to a lesser extent) really took it on the chin. Up to 3ft of snow, rain, more snow, and then freezing rain really takes a toll on the power lines.

We were without power for something like 72hrs at my place, a big tree nailed the neighbor's house which looks like its going to be condemed, another tree hit our other neighbor's fuel-oil (which we use for heating) tank, and a branch broke the window of our truck.

On thursday, you litterally couldn't go more than 15 seconds before you heard a tree crashing down. Freezing rain can be a real biotch on powerlines on its own, and the trees just made things worse. PUD guys were working around the clock for 3 days strait to restore power to our area. A massive <S> to those guys. They earned their pay about three times over.

Oh, and a road up here in the sticks is apparently sliding down the hill  .

If ya need a break, hop on 97 and come down to central oregon. I'll buy ya a beer or two!!
I should be up that way in may for some sturgeon fishing.

                                                                                          68valu

[Tank-Ace]

Oh, soliciting alchahol to a minor? I'm sure the police would just love you  .

[68valu]

Oh, soliciting alchahol to a minor? I'm sure the police would just love you  .

rootbeer or two!

[EskimoJoe]

rootbeer or two!

I'll take you up on your original offer. Fly a beer to Alaska, eh? 

[68valu]

I'll take you up on your original offer. Fly a beer to Alaska, eh? 

thanks to tankace reminding us that minors are also on this BB, I will require you to drive down to here and present your Govt issue ID card for proof of age and then I will consider it. Or the rootbeer!

[EskimoJoe]

I'm 17 but the military ID makes me look like I'm 21 

[Tank-Ace]

YAY FOR FALSE ASSUMPTIONS  !!!!!

[shotgunneeley]

I was 10 years old during the ice storm of 2000 that hit the south-eastern US. We were without power for at least 5 days, seemed like every tree that went down took a power line with it. All those branches breaking and snapping with the ice loads sound like shotgun blasts, don't they? My relatives from town came up and stayed with us during the event; we looked like the group of survivors living in the library in that movie "Day After Tomorrow". We have a fairly large house which a couple of natural gas fireplaces couldn't heat by themselves. I froze my tail off up in my room while my parents had their own personal fire place in their room. 

[Pigslilspaz]

I was 10 years old during the ice storm of 2000 that hit the south-eastern US. We were without power for at least 5 days, seemed like every tree that went down took a power line with it. All those branches breaking and snapping with the ice loads sound like shotgun blasts, don't they? My relatives from town came up and stayed with us during the event; we looked like the group of survivors living in the library in that movie "Day After Tomorrow". We have a fairly large house which a couple of natural gas fireplaces couldn't heat by themselves. I froze my tail off up in my room while my parents had their own personal fire place in their room. 

2 words, Down Blanket.