Dec 12 2008
Black Ice Season
It is not officially winter yet. That is according to the calendar. And according to the calendar, the first day of winter falls on the 21st of December. It is not officially winter yet and we already accumulated about a foot of snow in the mountains and half a foot in other places in the state.
When I came here in Maine, my idea about winter is just snow. My idea of living in the United States is having White Christmases. And my idea of snow is just everything white… nice landscapes… picture-perfect sceneries… reindeer… and hot cocoa with miniature marshmallows in front of a warm fireplace.
But now that I am here and experiencing all the changing seasons… I can tell that winter is not that cool at all. I mean figuratively. It is indeed cold. It is fierce. And it has “no-mercy”.
Now that I am here in Maine, there are two color codes that I hate… Black Friday… and Black Ice.
Black Ice is scary. And since I just started driving I know I have to be very careful on the road. It’s indeed not officially winter yet but a lot of vehicular accidents are reported on TV almost everyday due to snow, sleet, and black ice.
It is not officially winter yet and I just had my first “ice storm”. We had snow the whole day yesterday and freezing rain the whole night.
This morning when I woke up… the place is icy. The trees and the grounds are all covered with ice and icicles are hanging from the rims of the roof. We have no power and we don’t know until when. The entire place is crappy with broken tree branches and slippery grounds. I only went out to take some photos and I stayed home to keep warm.
Additional Information:
Ice Storm News in Maine
WGME 13
Portland Press Herald
Oh yikes! I certainly wouldn’t want to be up in Maine with ya! Funnily enough, people say Chicago winters are brutal, but this is my 3rd and it’s not too bad… There was just one really bad week in the last two winters, so I’m hoping that will be the case this year too… but I suppose living in Chicago itself and not the north/west suburbs makes a big difference, though.
i love the first picture ruthi, what a great capture. i hate black ice too as it has brought so many fatal crashes and accidents on the road. thankfully, we do not have to worry about that here, except when we go up the mountains. but we only go up the mountains when we know in the forecast there is no snow, since it is a pain to get stuck on the road.
oh, i hope you have power there. stay safe always ruthi.