When an ice storm hit New England and Upstate New York on December 11, 2008 more than 1.25 million customers lost power, some for as long as two weeks. For New Hampshire, where we live, it was the worst natural disaster in the state’s history.
I learned many lessons in the Ice Storm, practical lessons about disasters and lasting lessons about ordinary days.
Huge tree limbs smashed down around our house, some slamming the roof, waking us in the night. Telephone poles Continue reading Learning from the Great Ice Storm of 2008