Ross of OttawaDec 29

Waking up to an icy landscape, and the power is still up and chugging along with no outage for us here.

We're at zero Celsius and the forecast I'm looking at says precip ends in two hours, with temp up to two degrees.

There's still a high winds issue to deal with, but we're doing well so far.

#icyOttawa #IceStorm

Show threadRoss of Ottawa
Outage map checked - and it looks like everything is fine. Yay us.
Dec 29 at 1:22pmTusky
Show threadRoss of OttawaDec 29

So checking the outage map went well, but the "outrage" map however might be a different story.

I see a few angry rural people furious that cities exist, and there's a guy in Centretown raging at bike lanes.

Show thread@CAWguy has movedDec 29
@ottaross My wife was on Facebook earlier and noted that we have that same outrage map here too. I know damn well these same people wouldn’t last ten minutes with powerline workers taking care of an emergency repair.
Show threadTricia WoodDec 29
@ottaross So glad you did not lose power. I think it’s because you were so well prepared. The city of Ottawa should thank you, really.
Show threadRoss of OttawaDec 29
@Pkbwood Thanks! Yes, I think the storm went elsewhere, searching for the unprepared. 😂 It's like taking your shovels out in autumn to scare away the snow storms.
Show threadTricia WoodDec 29
@ottaross Exactly. Unfortunately, I have summoned spring storms several times by taking my snow tires off early.
Show threadRoss of OttawaDec 29
@Pkbwood living on the edge, lol