Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
It was nothing like the devastating mid-December ice storm, but wind-driven power outages and sub-zero wind chills last week gave emergency responders yet another reminder of the need to plan for those times nature plays havoc with modern lifestyles....
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