We’re in the process of attempting to return to some semblance of normal here in Niagara, after several days of no electricity, precipitated by trees collapsing across electrical lines, pushed over by 70 mph winds. No electricity means no heat at our house, resulting in interior temperatures only a few degrees above freezing, while outside we experienced wind chill in the vicinity of minus 20. At times, it was difficult to see more than a few yards outside our mostly snow plastered windows, making it quite dangerous to venture forth at all. Snow drifts accumulated to depths of 5 feet across many streets, making it impossible to travel and inhibiting emergency vehicles from moving about. Probably our worst snow storm in 50 years.

We are going to attempt to salvage some semblance of Christmas by visiting family and friends out of town for a couple of days starting tomorrow, Wednesday the 28th returning on Friday the 30th. In the interim, I will be letting our recordings run automatically with the hope that electrical services remain on and we are able to capture audio material from ZJB. Should that work out, it’s my intention to post a synopsis of the audio material I’m able to capture.