Mastodawn

You see the #rain continued, and the #ice kept getting thicker, and around 3:00 was when the power went out. I carried on — school work was still books and paper back then.

But as it got #dark and the hours ticked by, it began to get #cold. It was becoming clear that this might drag on for a while. And that it was time to start putting together a #plan.

#resilience #survival #memory #Montreal #IceStorm1998 #ApocalypseStyle #EmergencyPreparedness #SurvivalInstinct #Weather #ReadyAndResilient

somecanuckchick Mar 10

Once in a generation is now once every few years... https://montrealgazette.com/news/weather/experts-offer-advice-on-staying-safe-during-ice-storms #icestorm1998 #icestorm2023 #icestorm2026 #climatechange #cdnpoli #polcan #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #noplanetb #pointofnoreturn

Montreal ice storm: Here's how to stay safe

Topping the list is avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning by using fuel-burning devices outdoors — not inside the home.

montrealgazette

Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦Jan 5, 2023

25 years ago today, freezing rain started to fall. It was the beginning of the Great Ice Storm of 1998 https://bit.ly/3GDPXwe #ottnews #1998IceStorm #OttCity #IceStorm #Ottawa #IceStorm1998 #cdnpoli @cdnpoli @onpoli

25 years ago today, freezing rain started to fall. It was the beginning of the Great Ice Storm of 1998

Freezing rain fell on eastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec. It fell and did not melt, transforming the outdoors into a beautiful and lethal crystalline world.

Ottawa Citizen