State of the Caer

[unixronin]

Our power was off for about seven hours, from about 1520 yesterday until about 2245.  We got off lightly, except for discovering that the Tortilla Flats restaurant more or less directly opposite from us on the Daniel Webster Highway (which still had power) almost makes Taco Bell look good.  Their chili con queso was decent, though it didn't really come with enough chips; the rest of the food was ... forgettable.

There were more branches down when we got back from Tortilla Flats, including a large one across the driveway.  Between the weight of the ice on it and the treacherous footing, it was almost all I could do to get it out of the driveway.  I'll have several large branches to drag up to the house and saw up today.  cymrullewes had great difficulty getting the car up the driveway on the ice.  We lit a fire in the living room fireplace, that I'd laid earlier while there was still some daylight left, and waited for power to come back on, which it finally did just as we were giving up and going to bed.  (Just in time for me to load and start the dryer so Pirate has dry pants to wear this morning.)  I powered the UPSen back on, but left the machines until this morning to be sure the power was stable and the UPSen fully recharged.

Merrimack schools are open today, but currently with a 90-minute delay.

Comments

[mazianni.livejournal.com]

It's supposed to get cold tonight (dropping below 10F), I'd expect more ice and maybe another power outage.

We used to go to Shorty's in Nashua for Southwestern American road house (not really Mexican) food. We haven't been in a while, but the food was really good. Especially the Espinaca Con Queso.

It's just off route 3 (Everett Turnpike), I forget if it's exit 5 or 6. It's visible from the highway, on your left if you're northbound.

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

I was hearing that on the radio this morning. I think it might just be time to put the heavy comforter on the bed. We'd been wondering if it would ever get cold enough to use it because the hot water heat is very effective.

You can still see the sign. But if we're going to go that far we're probably on our way down to the border anyhow for CostCo shopping and will stop and eat at On The Border in Tyngsboro.

I guess I just expected something called Tortilla Flats to be pretty good like the one in NC. I guess it is just a common name for Mexican restaurants.

[mazianni.livejournal.com]

I suspect that good Mexican is as hard to find in the Northeast as good Chinese is in the MidWest. ;-)