In a message dated 98-01-13 17:30:07 EST, you write: << I was just listening to a newscast about the ice storm, etc. in the Northeast and was just wondering if any of our list members are caught in that. If so, we probably won't be hearing from them for a little while. Just curious. Avery >> Hello List, I'm right in the middle of it. The Augusta, Maine area got hit pretty hard, and I live about 12 miles out. At last count, the number of customers without power had just dipped below 100,000, (from a high of 270,000) There were over 500 telephone poles snapped, and the trees are a mess, esp. the birches and poplars. Most of the hardwoods had some damage, and a lot of the crowns snapped off. I am a volunteer firefighter, and we were called out for four days to clear roads, provide water to the townspeople and round up and distribute generators. The Central Maine Power Company has hired electrical crews from Mass, Connecticut, New Jersey, PA, Del, and rumor has it that there is even a crew from Hawaii. (what do they know about ice?) I've lost about a weeks worth of work. I know I can reschedule, but it's still a lost week. The power has been out for six days, and I wasn't able to get my schedule from the computer. And I found withdrawl from Pianotech something akin to cafffeine withdrawl, but now I've got a small (2400 watt) generator (from my inlaws) and I can run my house lights and one or two appliances (the coffee maker). Tomorrow I start my January round of tunings at Colby College in Waterville. Apparently they never lost power, and were even being used as a local shelter. The spirit is high. We are a hearty bunch up here. Gordon Large, RPT Mt. Vernon, Maine
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