I hadn't been paying much attention to the news until last evening when I turned on the supper hour TV news and saw the ice storm devastation all through the USA and over much of eastern Canada.
I knew a storm was coming this way, and I was ready for it, but since I wasn't paying much attention to national and international news I had no idea of the damage left in its wake - or how enormous the storm front was.
Way down in Texas and Oklahoma they were hit very hard and all along the path to the northeast.
The city of Toronto where my sister and mother lives was dealt a huge wallop with downed trees and power lines. Thousands and thousands are without power throughout Ontario, Quebec and much of the Maritime provinces.
Here in Nova Scotia along the coast where I live, warmer air was drawn up from the southern US east coast (as it often happens) and all we got was a lot of rain and very mild temps which washed away a lot of the snow we've been getting lately. In some areas it was 7C (44F). Inland Nova Scotia, and farther north where it was below freezing, is where the freezing rain did its damage.
People have been stranded in airports for days during this the busiest travel time of the year.
I've traveled by air at Christmas time and it's chaotic even when the weather is fine.
My heart goes out to all those who must deal with all the delays and inconvenience as well as the emergency and utility workers who must try and clean up this mess.
I knew a storm was coming this way, and I was ready for it, but since I wasn't paying much attention to national and international news I had no idea of the damage left in its wake - or how enormous the storm front was.
Way down in Texas and Oklahoma they were hit very hard and all along the path to the northeast.
The city of Toronto where my sister and mother lives was dealt a huge wallop with downed trees and power lines. Thousands and thousands are without power throughout Ontario, Quebec and much of the Maritime provinces.
Here in Nova Scotia along the coast where I live, warmer air was drawn up from the southern US east coast (as it often happens) and all we got was a lot of rain and very mild temps which washed away a lot of the snow we've been getting lately. In some areas it was 7C (44F). Inland Nova Scotia, and farther north where it was below freezing, is where the freezing rain did its damage.
People have been stranded in airports for days during this the busiest travel time of the year.
I've traveled by air at Christmas time and it's chaotic even when the weather is fine.
My heart goes out to all those who must deal with all the delays and inconvenience as well as the emergency and utility workers who must try and clean up this mess.
