Kids From Maine Talk About Surviving The Ice Storm Of '98

What did you learn from the Ice Storm '98?

I learned that we take things like power, heat, and water for granted. We should always be prepared! 11 years old - Readfield Elementary School

Sometimes the power trucks don't always see everything so you have to tell them. My Dad had to tell them that they missed our road. 9 years old - Dike-Newell Elementary School

People must have been together as families a lot more before there was electricity. I also learned that it can get pretty cold in a house without a furnace for four days. 13 years old - South Meadow School

I learned what to do if you are all alone and the power goes out. I learned that we have to put water in the toilet to flush it. 10 years old - Cascade Brook School

Trees aren't as strong as I thought they were. 11 years old - Cascade Brook School

Birch tree are not the strongest tree and that a generator can turn on my TV. 11 years old - Woodside Elementary School

I learned that if you are in a big storm it helps if you help others. 12 years old - Woodside Elementary School

I learned that ice can cripple a whole state. 12 years old - Woodside Elementary School

I learned how dangerous storms really are if you are not prepared when they hit your area, because many people died or got sick or injured from hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, slipping on the ice, or being hit by tree branches. 12 years old - Woodside Elementary School

I learned how to keep food from being spoiled with no refrigerator. 10 years old - Cascade Brook School

I learned that helping your neighbors is fun. 14 years old - Freeport Middle School