It is the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Ice Storm in the Monadnock Region. On Dec 11, 2008 freezing rain downed trees and power lines. Throughout the night the air was punctuated with the sounds of falling branches and trees. We awoke to a scene of downed trees and icy branches.
Morning After – Dec 12, 2008 
Damaged Screen House Down wires on Fox Farm Road Taylor Road Icicles Truck Damage Icicles on a wire Fox Farm Road Widespread power outages during the 2008 ice storm Note the transformer on the ground.
In 2008 we did not own a generator but managed to keep warm with our wood stove. It was located in the basement and we slept on the living room floor located directly above it. It was bearable but not comfortable. Power was restored after two weeks.
2008 Ice Storm – Taylor Road Ironically the phone still worked Angelika & John Weber offered a place to shower
The folks in town were great. The model home at the Redfield Homes LLC offered a hot shower and the chance to do laundry. I share my defrosted food with my generator equipped friends for a communal meal and the chance to take a shower.
I improvised a bit to provide some Christmas music for our quiet home. I retrofitted our refrigerator into an ice box with two buckets of ice. My friend brewed up an “ice storm ale” for the occasion.
Improvised entertainment system during the 2008 ice storm. Improvised ice box during the ice storm. Buckets of ice Encased in ice Ice Storm Ale
Power restoration was a major undertaking with crews and equipment arriving from multiple places, even the southern states. Boynton Middle School was a staging area for transformers, wires and utility poles.
Lineman working on power lines. Storm Emergency trailer at shelter Mascenic High School provided bottled water Burning brush during the 2008 ice storm
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 10 years! Seems like yesterday… the kitties were NOT amused that their heater vents were suddenly not performing their required functions. They all piled up on top of me in bed, and decided they were rather better friends than they had previously thought.
Wendy, yes one might say that the ice storm made “strange bedfellows”.