Winter prep

Time to prepare the race car for winter.  The big thing is to replace the water in the engine with antifreeze.  Can't use antifreeze on the race track.  Also need to get the car up on stands.  With the holidays and one more antique show this year, really no time to work on the car.  Back to car prep in January. 
Heard from Eric, he's on his way to Australia for a race.  He shipped out his car last month.

Getting back to normal

Our neighbors down the road are now back on the power grid.  For us it's getting back to normal.   But for a lot of people who live along the shore, it's going be a long road.

These guys are about ready to move onto the next town.

A common site throughout NJ.  You can see why it took 1000's
of crews to to get the power restored.

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More storm photos

Typical scene

Storm photos

A few photos from the storm.  I'll add a few more tomorrow.

This is just down the road from us.  In fact our property is to the left.  Yes, that is our tree in the road.

This one just nipped the front porch. This photo is about a mile from our house.

These are the trees that severed our power.

Following morning after the storm, about 25 utility trucks coming down the road.  I think from Ohio.

All those generators need fuel.

Half a mile line for gas.

Lucky

I think we were very lucky to have our power restored yesterday. Just 2 blocks over, it's still dark. When I get my Internet service back, I'll post photos.

Wednesday Day 9...3:38 AM

The power was restored for us at 3:38AM. I know this because I was outside adding gas to the generator and came into the kitchen to see how cold it was. Then I heard a buzz and it was the fridge and then the heat came on. But no time to relax, another storm is on the way with snow and high winds.

Tuesday Day 8

Still no power. I do see some progress in the area. The tree laying on the power line down the road from us has been removed.  Phone service stayed on the whole night, that's a first.
See what today brings.

Monday Day 7

Not much different from day 6. I do see more lights, and the top of the mountain where we live is starting to see electric. But down the road from us is a large tree that lies across the electric lines. Until that tree is removed,  we won't have power. Weather reports are indicating another storm will be here by Thursday.

Sunday Day 6

It's starting to become a routine. Get gas for the generator, wood for the fire and water.  Interesting, the home phone only works during the day from 9-5, then out of service.
No idea when the power will return. But on a good note, it's daylight savings time. We get an extra hour of nothingness.

Saturday day 5

It's Saturday, still no power. But down in the valley are lights, the power is getting closer. The big thing now is gas. The few stations that have it are dealing with long lines, some 1/2 mile long or longer.  Glad I have gas.
Hoping for power by Monday.

Thursday PM

Things are about the same in town, still no power. But the town next to us is being restored.  So maybe in the next couple of days we'll be back online. Still have to drive to find a strong signal for the cell phone.