Ice Storm

I am sitting in my hotel room in Atlanta (here for a conference) about an inch away from a meltdown. The ice storm that hit Massachusetts did not spare us. Mike has been out of power since early this morning (1 AM?). Since we are on well water and have no generator, that means no heat, no water. He tried to temporarily power the sump pump, as there is an imminent threat of our basement flooding, to no avail.

He went outside while he was on the phone with me and said variations of "Oh x!@#" (you can fill in any word really) as he saw the damage done to trees on our property. We have a 60' pine type tree (spruce or something) right next to the milk house that split and a large piece fell in the yard. Another 60'  tree behind the barn (about 2 feet away) broke about 2/3 down and fell right next to the barn. Yet another 60' tree, up hill from the one we had taken down this summer -- which also has twin peaks -- has so much ice on it that the peaks are pulled in opposite directions. One peak is leaning heavily toward the barn.

So, I am here in Atlanta feeling helpless. Worrying about something I can't fix no matter where I am anyway and feeling bad in general. The news is reporting this the worst ice storm in New England in 30 years. We'll see if my plane actually takes off tonight.

My thoughts and prayers are with my many many friends in New England who are without vital services (heat, water, electricity). I hope everyone is safe.