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WalkerBRiley t1_j1e2bja wrote

What wind? No seriously....it's been breezy outside but not the sustained 20mph wind with 50 mph gusts we were being warned about.

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willieandthets t1_j1e4suu wrote

Currently sitting in the dark and hoping the power comes back on before the temperature plummets tonight

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mainegreenerep t1_j1e7ewv wrote

Getting home in my town was like a mouse maze, avoiding downed trees, powerlines and closed roads. Sometimes you had to go back to go forwards.

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z-eldapin t1_j1e7i9j wrote

Windy in Biddeford. Haven't been outside yet, but I'm sure it's a shit show out there

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DodgeDeBoulet t1_j1e8d4x wrote

Here in Brunswick we're at what's projected to be peak wind gusts now (12:30-1pm). It's been very windy, but not as rainy as expected.

Although we're in an area that's lost power 3 times in the last 30 days, it remains on ... for now. A few flickers in the last 30 minutes, though.

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MilquetoastWafer t1_j1e8eo5 wrote

Pretty docile here in Paris. Just a light-moderate rain with a light breeze. Every now and then a gust of maybe 30mph.

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raynedanser t1_j1e9ojb wrote

I'm at work in Bangor - almost no wind, lots of rain. So far. If this is the worst we get, I'll be happy

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GoArmyNG t1_j1ebj7x wrote

She's blowin' like a bast-ed out theyah dood! The ol' lady and I are all shacked up inside sick with the flu. I took the trash out earlier and the wind prit-near carried me to Hollis!

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VegUltraGirl t1_j1ebkcl wrote

I’m in western Maine and we have power. The wind is impressive but not scary…yet. It’s pouring rain and about 50 degrees. Hoping it won’t get any worse.

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TQA-1015 t1_j1ecd2k wrote

I'm in New Sharon -- lots of rain but not much wind & the power hasn't gone out yet.

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megamoose4 t1_j1ed3r2 wrote

That’ll only take like 15 minutes with the ol’ Homelite.

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HAZMATt207 t1_j1eekf6 wrote

The trampoline just blew over and hit the house from 50 feet away, so yeah. Windy.

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-off-and-on- t1_j1egu7t wrote

Blowin' pretty good here in bucksport. Plenty of rain, too.

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DragonRider001 t1_j1elbvo wrote

Cornish area, shocked nothing has fallen on our property yet. Super windy and no power since about noon.

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cobaltcrazy207 t1_j1en9ak wrote

Power been on and off all day in Bath. Wish it would make up its' mind.

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Ambitious_Ask_1569 OP t1_j1eqxin wrote

Update for Cornish at 245pm. Now we are having a thunderstorm. Now Im definitely not going outside to clear my driveway of the tree.

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Nervous_Cellist_3106 t1_j1evdas wrote

Here in Lebanon, Power been out since around 7:30am, tree fell all the way across the dirt road, but power company already came by to chop it up, still no power though.

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BilS t1_j1exjak wrote

Replying to DodgeDeBoulet (#1,025,450)

Yeah, weird... our has flickered on & off all day but we still have it. (Out off Durham Rd, near the Durham line)

But we've lost it three times in the last month or so, but not today.

Meanwhile, one of ours kids is in an apartment on Congress St, Portland, near Maine Med and they haven't had power most of the day.

And where's those pics of Commercial St at high tide?

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2muchyarn t1_j1extxr wrote

Our shed was blown over and we check on it about every hour to see it implode.

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standardbanana t1_j1ey74t wrote

I just got in from tracking down all of the busted and blown around pieces of rigid insulation that I thought were securely stored behind the barn. And, the pillows from the porch furniture that I should have put away a month ago… she’s wicked gusty!

Edit: a word

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Jakezilla4190 t1_j1ez3ab wrote

Pretty windy and raining but Still have power in bangor fingers crossed it stays no wood stove yet

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DodgeDeBoulet t1_j1ezz97 wrote

3:30pm in Brunswick and I was hoping we'd gotten through the worst of it without losing power. Wind seemed to have abated somewhat, and the rain had also diminished.

And then the power went out.

Genny's on and I'm estimating it's burning a gallon of propane an hour. Internet still working, thanks to Comcast's UPSes. So life remains relatively normal, except for the dog. She freaks every time a UPS clicks or beeps and hates the sound of the generator. Better to have a neurotic dog than sit in the cold and dark, though.

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JoshKnoxChinnery t1_j1f4k9m wrote

Most of Casco has no power afaik. I lost it around 10:30 this morning. Wind started up a bit earlier than that and has been intense all day. Fortunately we've got a propane stove for cooking and hot water, but it'd be much nicer to have a generator that could power the house, or better yet, a big ass battery bank.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_j1f8e4x wrote

My neighbor didn't take their trash can and recycling bin in. Trash can was sitting in the middle of the road due to all the wind.

Not 5 minutes after I made this discovery and I hear a loud boom noise as someone driving by hits the can. And that is enough for the neighbor to go and take the pails in. 2 days later.

Make sure you secure your pails with hooks and ties before the wind hits, folks!

Also, no, we didn't lose power. We hardly ever lose power around here. When we do it's usually brownouts.

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tesaril t1_j1fnit3 wrote

I CANT HEAR YA...WHAT WITH THE FUCKIN WIND AND ALL!!!

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maineiacess t1_j1fr8d3 wrote

Hate the wind. Hate it hate it hate it. There's trees around my house. I'd rather have snow and ice and tourists and any other misery other than wind.

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puffpuffitsgone t1_j1ghdel wrote

Hanging out by the propane heater, hope I remember to turn it off but I'm starting to get awful sleeppy

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pastrybaker t1_j1hhx3e wrote

Got pretty crazy on swans Island. Ferry hasn’t been able to run since the first boat yesterday. Lost power around 5 last night and still not back. Fingers crossed it comes back soon.

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DodgeDeBoulet t1_j1hl4mk wrote

Doesn't look like CMP made much of dent in Brunswick overnight. Hope they make better progress today ...

14° here. Things could get dicey for folks whose heat is dependent on electricity.

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