Thread:BunsenH/@comment-36280065-20180924004329/@comment-24577221-20180924172232

There are still a few thousand people without power. Some areas took severe damage to trees; I saw one of those on a bike ride on Saturday afternoon. A few dozen homes in a high-priced neighborhood west of Ottawa were completely wiped out.

I haven't heard anything about deaths or injuries, but I've been hearing sirens more frequently than usual. That might be partly because I'm noticing them more, with reduced background noise. But with most traffic lights out, there would have been more automobile accidents than usual. (I saw some dangerous driving on my way home from work on Friday evening.)  More people using candles for light, and propane, wood, and charcoal for heating, means more fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. People using generators without putting them in safe locations also means more carbon monoxide trouble. And inexperienced people using chainsaws to deal with fallen trees and branches means injuries. "I've never done this before, but how hard can it be?" is never a safe attitude when it involves fire or sharp tools.