Now, I know by the end of tomorrow all this stuff will have melted. So it's nothing like a good winter storm Ohio style. But given the layout of things down here, it makes things very shitty for a lot of people.

Our power went out at midnight. Came on 2:15ish (am). Went out again @ 4am. Just came back on @2:30pm. It's nice to have heat again. Temp inside got down into the high 50's. With a newborn, this is a concern. Stayed by the gas fireplace, and it was much warmer. It's on now. I've cranked it up to 80, as the power is likely to go out again, due to:

Trees. So many trees. Right along roads. Which happen to also have power lines running along them. Big conifers. Whose limbs get VERY heavy when coated with an inch or two of ice. And rest on, or fall and snap through, the aforementioned power lines. Nobody lives away from these trees. This morning, 1.2 million people (which is close to just about everyone) in Wake and Durham counties were w/o power. As soon as they get people up, more go down. They estimate some poeple will be out until the weekend. Hurricaine Fran was the last time (and only time) things were worse, according to the talking heads.

I took some pictures. Couldn't get too close, as branches are still falling. The 60' pine tree in the back yard lost three of it's biggest liiimbs, and still has a few threatening.

Pictures from around the house.