"Steve W." wrote in message
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Try closer to two weeks in many places. With power out for over 3
weeks in some spots....
Nope. 2-4" was the normal amount for the storm. Places it was even
worse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A..._Storm_of_1998


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Halloween_nor'easter
See "Halloween" for how people just dealt with it.

"Customers still suffering outages, including actress Mia Farrow at
her home in Bridgewater, continued to cope as best they could, by
sleeping at the homes of friends who had already had their electricity
restored, taking showers at work and storing perishable foods
outside."