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[Marc Sheridan]

Hey Ken, I feel for you pal. So far I've missed the ice storms that have 
hit the buckeye state in the last few years, but I feel my time is 
coming :o). This year the ice hit just 15 miles to the north of us, 
where Wade Halsey lives. Two years ago, it hit about 30 miles south.

The positive in these storms is the way help comes from outside to help 
those in need. When the ice hit to the south of us, it was heart warming 
to see the convoys of power company trucks from other states coming 
through our town to help our neighbors to the south. This year, many 
lineman spent their Christmas away from home trying to get power to the 
families that spent their holiday in the cold, without power.

Hope you are out of the dark soon.

Marc Sheridan

Ken Wildman wrote:

> Wednesday night a massive ice storm hit our area.  At first it was 
> very pretty with all the tree limbs coated in ice and twinkling.  
> After a few hours accumulation the weight of the ice started bringing 
> branches down.  We thought we heard someone knocking at our back door, 
> but it was actually the sound of the wire clamps holding the powerline 
> down to the meter pulling out of the house in rapid succession.   A 
> heavy branch hit the power line to our home and pulled the electric 
> meter off of the house.  I looked out the window and in the dusk light 
> saw the electric meter apparently floating in mid-air, face down.  It 
> was actually still attached and stretched between the power pole and 
> the house.  A few hours later the power went out completely through 
> out the village.