Ice Storm of 1998 - 25 years later

[greatwhite]

Yup I went through this. Russell Ontario was one of the worse hit. Today I can heat with wood and have a generator, which I have used during power outages since then.

[Gilroy]

Well that's my source up at the cabin, lots of work with the wood but the exercise is pretty good for you and keeps you ticking along.

I have a neighbour near me who is about 93 years old and keeps up his 500 acre property, always out playing with chainsaws, tractors, repairing his roads in the bush, simple but good life style.

These wind/ice storms are getting more frequent and flooding so probably a good idea for any body to have these standby measures in place.

[73hunter]

My in laws lived in Chateauguay through this time and used their woodstove for both heat and cooking, and many of their neighbours certainly appreciated the invites over…..now in most of the Montreal area wood stoves are banned because of the “pollution” and greenhouse gas concerns.

When new-age thinking takes over, memories sure do become short in a hurry.

[Fisherman]

Wait until the next disaster and they will be eating a lot of cold food and freezing. Too bad.

[trimmer21]

One of my boys live northeast of Kingston. The first thing he did when they moved there was install a wood stove and a generator to keep their well pump going. Since then,there's been a couple failures that lasted a couple of days. They heat with oil,so,the bills are ridiculous. Wood heat keeps the costs manageable.

[Gilroy]

One of my boys live northeast of Kingston. The first thing he did when they moved there was install a wood stove and a generator to keep their well pump going. Since then,there's been a couple failures that lasted a couple of days. They heat with oil,so,the bills are ridiculous. Wood heat keeps the costs manageable.

Just a part on wood stoves, please remember to get them approved by insurance companies and ever so often inspect them and change out parts that have gone bad.

[greatwhite]

When I installed my own, the insurance company asked me to fill out some forms with the measurements, I made them come out and sign off on it.

Also clean your chimney every year.

Just a part on wood stoves, please remember to get them approved by insurance companies and ever so often inspect them and change out parts that have gone bad.

[Bushmoose]

Here at my cabin I heat only with wood. A propane kitchen stove with several spare 100# bottles for cooking. If the power grid goes down, it's a simple matter of shutting down and draining the plumbing system at home. Not a big deal as we live rural and the plumbing is set up to drain with little effort. Then simply pack up the food and make a 30 mile drive to the cabin. Gas up the generator, pour a drink and watch the mayhem on the TV.