Northeast ice storm leaves 1.25M without power
Dec 12, 7:05 PM (ET)

By DAVID TIRRELL-WYSOCKI

(AP) Ice surrounds the branches of a tree after a storm in East Derry, N.H., Friday Dec. 12, 2008.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - An ice storm to compare with some of the Northeast's worst made a mess of the region Friday, leaving 1.25 million homes and businesses in seven states without power as it forced schools to close and toppled ice-laden trees and power lines onto slippery roads.

Most of the outages were in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and New York, and it was expected to take several days to completely restore electricity. The storm wreaked havoc from Maine to Pennsylvania, leaving a sparkling, ice-covered landscape that was too destructive for many to find beautiful.

"This is pathetic," said Bob Cott of Portland, Maine, who lost power. "I'm already sick of winter and we have nine days to go before it officially begins."

...For New Hampshire, the power outages dwarfed those during the infamous Ice Storm of '98, when some residents spent more than a week in the dark...

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New England is reeling from an ice storm...and it's not winter yet. Hundreds and hundreds are going to die this winter from the cold...as the doomsayers continue their fantasy global warming scam.

This is going to be the reverse of Nero fiddling while Rome burns...Gore diddling as America and the world trembles in cold.

Please prepare for the cold...now.