Alert - Blizzard Warning - Be Safe

God Bless You All.   Here are some tips to prepare you for the Blizzard.  

— Freeze plastic bags of ice in the freezer.   Move them to the fridge if you lose power to keep your food cold.

— Ensure you have full tank of gas so that the gas lines don't freeze. It is worth waiting in line at the gas station.

— Buy powdered milk.   Mixed with water you can have mild for children and it won't spoil.

— Be careful walking outside.  The snow will be on top of ice that was formed in previous storms

— If you lose electricity, call Western Mass Electric on your cell phone to get a status and to report an outage.  (413) 785-5871

— If there is a delay in getting your streets plowed (like recently reported for 16 Acres in WGGB 40), call the Springfield DPW (413) 787-6260 or the DPW in your town.

— Keep informed of the weather by downloading the WWLP weather APP.  Search for WWLP WX

David Ewen