With the coronavirus pandemic and the possibility of extended time at home, I realized it's been almost exactly 30 years since the ice storm that knocked out power and shut things down for days. That's the closest example I could think of to what the next few weeks might be like if schools end up being canceled.
I think at my house it was about 4-5 days without power. No school the entire week, no hot showers, no Nintendo, no TV...probably a blessing the internet wasn't a thing yet. Daylight Saving Time didn't start until April then so it was still dark fairly early. After a few days we finally gave up and found a hotel with power, only to come home the next morning with power restored.
What I forgot about the period was the weather pattern around then included a tornado outbreak.
Haven't been able to find much about it, but I did find this:
I think at my house it was about 4-5 days without power. No school the entire week, no hot showers, no Nintendo, no TV...probably a blessing the internet wasn't a thing yet. Daylight Saving Time didn't start until April then so it was still dark fairly early. After a few days we finally gave up and found a hotel with power, only to come home the next morning with power restored.
What I forgot about the period was the weather pattern around then included a tornado outbreak.
Haven't been able to find much about it, but I did find this: