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

What was the hardest part?

The hardest part was that the bathrooms stunk. We had to put water from the barn into the toilet and then flush it. I was scared at one point. I wasn't sad and I wasn't cold or tired. 11 years old - Readfield Elementary School

The Ice storm made me angry. There were trees and branches all over my front lawn. Trees were on power lines with ice build up.We did not have electricity so everything in our refrigerator spoiled. It was very cold at my house, the furnace wouldn't heat the house. We have a coal stove but it doesn't heat the upstairs of the house. 9 years old - Dike-Newell Elementary School

A tree fell on our car and we couldn't go anywhere. We had to hitch a ride with our neighbors to a shelter. 12 years old - Caravel Middle School

I'd say that the hardest thing was that when the power went out Thursday (we still don't have it), the heat went out as well. Like many families in Bowdoin, we have a fire place. The only problem was that we ran out of wood. After that we got a heater from a friend, but when my dad didn't operate it right (not his fault) it spewed soot all over the place that night. We were breathing soot for 6 hours before we realized it. Now everything is covered throughout the upstairs. 15 years old - Yarmouth High School

I thought that the hardest part of the storm was that at night, I had to carry around candles and there was no light to do anything. I was plenty warm because of our woodstove, but I didn't have much to do. 13 years old - Freeport Middle School

The hardest part of the ice storm was picking up all the fallen trees and branches. My hands were freezing and some of the branches were really heavy. Also, I got really bored of being stuck at home. 12 years old - Woodside Elementary School

The hardest part of the Ice Storm for me was I was cold and very scared and a tree fell down in our yard! 10 years old - Woodside Elementary School