Maine

Power was out for 10 days. We had oil in the tank but the thermostat wouldn't turn the furnace on because there was no electricity to send the "call" to the furnace

We had hot water all the time, because it was powered by gas and did not require a thermostat. It is continuously, "on" and running.

In any case, wishing you comfort.

I had a condo in Wells Beach, off of Rt.1. B before that, we had a house on a pond in Acton. I miss Maine. Portland was the best up to the '90's when the harbor and Front street became gentrified. In the 70's, there were small stores with unusual stuff. Inexpensive movies and an art movie house.

In the 90's, --- Starbucks and The Gap and so forth. I can walk downtown to my local N.J. village to get a Starbucks or Dunkin' D. I don't need to goo to Maine for it.