ice storm

[MsC1210]

I just wanted to check in and let you all know what's happening here. I am in berkshire county of Massachusetts and we are in one of the hardest hit areas from the ice storm.

I have no power and no phones and am relying on my blackberry to keep I. Touch with the outside world. We have an estimate of a week to 10 days before our power may be restored but that is only a guess.

My sons national guard unit was activated by the state and he is out in central Massachusetts providing clean up and relief efforts there.

I have never seen devastation like this before. It is worse than a tornado as it continues on and on with trees and power lines continuing to fall under the weight or an inch plus of ice accumulation.

I wil check in when I can and please l know that my thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

Hugs

Christine

[blueeye]

OH NO Chris! Thanks for letting us know what's going on! Stay warm and safe!

Leslie

[Kasey]

Holy Cow, Christine! I had no idea things were that bad up there. How far are you from the Boston area? Is all of MA in bad shape? I think I'll check out the weather channel when I get off here. Boy, I sure hope you get back in business before 10 days. That's just about Christmas day ~ almost. Not even an inkling of anything like that here in PA. Keep us in the loop.

Kasey

[Connie B]

Oh Chris, I KNEW you were getting hit! Those ice stroms are the WORST! Stay warm my friend and know I'm sending good wishes and warm weather your way.

Glad your okay and you checked in. We'll hold the fort down until you get back.

[Flyman35]

Chris, be careful and stay warm and safe.

Denise

[SandraL]

Hi Chris. Thanks for letting us know. Please stay safe and warm for sure. I remember a very bad ice storm in Canada a number of years back and it did take a very long time to get everything back up and running. You worry about so many people, including the sick and the elderly. So look after yourself and I will send prayers your way. Hopefully recovery efforts will be speedy.

Sandra

[Wendy]

Chris,

Isn't it amazing what ol' mother nature can do?

Stay say, I hope that things will be back to normal very soon.

Wendy

[Connie B]

670,000 people without any power. They have no idea how long it will take to get the power up and running. They sounded like it would be weeks + some. What I saw on TV was devestating.

[Larry's Wife]

Chris, take care of yourself! I'm praying for relief for you and all those affected.

Lynn

[famograham]

Oh, Christine! Prayers for you, and everyone enduring this storm. Stay safe, and warm!

xoxoxo

Linda

I remember the ice storm we had in the east too Sandra, horrible! I think it was 1997.

[shineladysue]

Chris,

You , your family and all the folks up that way have my prayers. I've seen your pictures on Facebook and the pictures on the news, what a horrible storm. Praying for everything to get back to normal sooner rather than later.

Love,

Sue

[Donna G]

My family is in Massachusetts. I called my brother yesterday to see what was going on. He lives close enough to the Patriots stadium ( south of Boston) to hear the cheering when it is going on.

He said it was western Mass that was hit, he was fine. Out near Worcester etc are having a hard time.

Donna G

[Geri]

Hi, I'm in Middlesex County about 30 miles from Boston and 30 miles from Worcester and all we had was rain.

We lost power early Friday morning but it was restored by dinner time. While we were drenched in heavy rain, 500 yards to the west the ice was bringing down trees and power lines. It was as if someone had drawn a line across the road - go figure!

Life in this piece of the state is pretty much back to normal, just the clean up left to do.

Here's hoping that the western part of the state gets back to normal soon too. Thinking of you Christine.

Geri