Woolwich has a population of about 3200. At least 6 dispensaries are needed, maybe more so that they are within walking distance for most residents. Capitalism at work!

Most of the horror stories are from the ice storm in the’90’s. As much as CMP gets shit on their line crews do an amazing job

Dispensaries pay a lot of money to the town in the way of licensing fees, property taxes as well as other various taxes and fees that are paid to the town by the entity that owns thise dispensaries which in turn helps to fund projects like new bridges.

Taxes collected on those businesses would help to pay for that bridge.

Are you aware that private folks who open small businesses aren't the same ones who build public bridges?

Do you have an understanding of how the world works?

Former Saco resident here, lived there for 6 years. Our power rarely went out and when it did go out it certainly wasn't for days at a time. I think you'll be fine.

And sorry for the bad attitude of the people here...the storm's getting to them. 6+ inches or so of frozen cloud pee can do that to a person. That, and...y'know, it's Reddit.

I was referring to Starbucks there... where you suggested they go...

I'm glad to have neighbors that help us plow and shovel snow in our driveway from storms that we inadvertently create by way of needing to go to an appointment or needing to travel and talking about it openly.

Your neighbor's a good guy.

Somehow I convinced my sister that we should "race" shovelling the driveway to build snow forts out of the berms we created.

We had a rule that we could only throw snowballs from "our land" and the asphalt was no-mans-land.

In hindsight we were such tools.

Cheers on doubling down on your approach. The school systems are good enough that folks learn the definition of random. I’ve held power and internet through ice storms and lost it for 2 sunny days because a drunk driver hit a pole. Consider it more susceptible to random events than say, Boston.

Figure out a backup system, and laugh to yourself when you never need it after you buy it.

It’s literally in my post text numb nuts. Sorry I had to give you a specific example so you could comprehend it. Also your one post you made was a googleable question, oh the irony.

Make sure your mobile phone is fully charged. Use it as a hot spot if power/cable goes out.

CMP and Spectrum send notices to customers as a courtesy heads up that there MIGHT be outages. Don't overthink it. But do be prepared.

You're quite demanding. You started out asking for people's experience in the area and when they gave you an honest answer about their experience that you didn't like, you decided you require compiled historical data with analysis. Does google not work on your laptop?

It’s highly recommend to people to get a generator for back up incase the power goes out. Unfortunately CMP has not hired nearly enough linemen to replace the workforce they had in 80s and early 90s. It’s same for most power companies (hence why they bring in out of state linemen).

I’m sure your neighbors are thankful for your purchase

One can I say the past 3 winters we’ve had x amount of major storms and have lost power x% and x% for just internet outage. I’m guessing the school system isn’t great in the area

Maine is a big place with varied geography, infrastructure, and weather. There's no one answer for the whole state. In the Saco area, these factors combine to make outages unpredictable.

Well if your laptop is charged tonight, doesn’t the battery stay on for a few hours? Does your phone keep a charge? If you are THAT concerned about working, you can always buy a generator too

Agreed, I officiated youth and HS football in the state and it was horrible, the parents are fucking absurd. I am considering stepping into officiating a different sport again but I'm so hesitant.

Since I don't live close enough to go anymore, guess I'll let the cat out of bag...

Their sourdough bread is the dankest. I went there religiously for over a year on Saturday mornings to get it fresh through the pandemic. Also their crackers! Best crackers for cheese ever!

Their cheese needs work tho lol.

If I lived in ME still, I'd still be going!

But you are not asking about your former area. You are asking about this area and we are telling you the honest truth which is that it's unpredictable.

The info about the Saco area is that it's unpredictable. Why is that so hard to understand?

The area off of Jenkins Road seems to lose power the most.

Is it that bad? I always had good experience with storms and not losing internet back with my previous provider

Never asked about a prediction asking about recent experiences in the area