one of the things discovered during the bomb cyclone-induced power outage is that while our house is well insulated and holds the heat from our gas fireplace very well, our refrigerator/freezer is NOT well insulated, resulting in about 80% of all items having to be tossed. good to know for future storms.

second storm not nearly as bad. a walk through the neighborhood does show many trees on the lean. combined with a wet ground, it probably wouldn't take much to topple them. but they hang on.