Jim Mattheiss
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- Long Hill Township, NJ
Hello Folks:
I'm sitting in the Living Room typing this to the sound of my generator running in the driveway. I'm listening the the local news and it's a mess out here. I-80, RT-24, I-78, I-287 are all a mess with accidents and downed trees.
I'm 46 and have never don't remember a snowstorm like this before Christmas no less Halloween. We have 4+ inches of WET HEAVY SNOW and it's wreaking havoc with the trees. I have a bunch of limbs down on my property. The CRACK a snow loaded limb makes when it gives way is pretty impressive. The power went out around 3:30 today and I'm not expecting it back on any time soon.
I'll post some pic's tomorrow - I'm not going outside tonight if I don't have to.
I know this happens every where but this is a first for me. I hate to see what's happening north and west of me - they were supposed to get hit even heavier.
I shudder to think what would have happened to the 80+ year old white ash tree that is the focal point of my back yard if "grandma" as I call her didn't drop all her leaves over the last 2 weeks. She's a "snowbird" - her leaves are down by mid October and she doesn't really show green foliage until mid-May.
Everyone stay safe and warm tonight!
Cheers
Jim
I'm sitting in the Living Room typing this to the sound of my generator running in the driveway. I'm listening the the local news and it's a mess out here. I-80, RT-24, I-78, I-287 are all a mess with accidents and downed trees.
I'm 46 and have never don't remember a snowstorm like this before Christmas no less Halloween. We have 4+ inches of WET HEAVY SNOW and it's wreaking havoc with the trees. I have a bunch of limbs down on my property. The CRACK a snow loaded limb makes when it gives way is pretty impressive. The power went out around 3:30 today and I'm not expecting it back on any time soon.
I'll post some pic's tomorrow - I'm not going outside tonight if I don't have to.
I know this happens every where but this is a first for me. I hate to see what's happening north and west of me - they were supposed to get hit even heavier.
I shudder to think what would have happened to the 80+ year old white ash tree that is the focal point of my back yard if "grandma" as I call her didn't drop all her leaves over the last 2 weeks. She's a "snowbird" - her leaves are down by mid October and she doesn't really show green foliage until mid-May.
Everyone stay safe and warm tonight!
Cheers
Jim