Quote Originally Posted by Bigb23 View Post
Also - I can deal with snow, but ice storms are the worst problem. Limited utility backup causes massive backlogs for power restoration. Look at what happened to New England a week ago. I now have a generator, but gas at $3.50 a gallon running 24/7 for a week? C'mon. And when the power goes out for me, I only have one local gas station for gas - who's power is also out. Otherwise, a 12 mile ride to wait in line for gas.
My wife's family lives in CT. Power has been out for a week and probably won't be back up for another week.