The weather patterns this year have been off the charts all over the United States. On Feb. 12, 2021, Salem, Oregon where I currently reside, had a unprecedented ice storm. The weather man commented that only a 1/4 inch thick of ice adds 500 pounds to tree branches. Salem had 1-1/4 inches thick! Huge trees fell everywhere. Not only on the land I live but all over the area. It outstretched to the Portland area. Then the power went out and the water turned off. It lasted in my