Residents make their final preparations for impending snow storm
Baggers bag groceries at Shaw's on Saturday, Jan. 24 as residents prepare for the coming snow storm. Photos by Abby Van Selous
A shopper takes one of the last remaining shopping carts.
Shaw's stocked extra water for the storm.
Shoppers wait in line to check out.
Shovels and snow brushes for sale.
All of the ice melt has been purchased.
Shopping in the meat department.
Baggers bag groceries at Shaw's on Saturday, Jan. 24 as residents prepare for the coming snow storm. Photos by Abby Van Selous
A shopper takes one of the last remaining shopping carts.
Shaw's stocked extra water for the storm.
Shoppers wait in line to check out.
Shovels and snow brushes for sale.
All of the ice melt has been purchased.
Shopping in the meat department.
Nearly every shopping cart at the Shaw's on State Road was in use on Saturday, Jan. 24 as residents prepared for the upcoming storm that's projected to bring between 8 and 15 inches of snow.
With one day remaining before the storm's arrival, residents like Kim Harrison of New Bedford were making their final preparations and shopping for a few last items, such as exta water.
"We have a plan for if we lose power, who's going to contact our elderly neighbors." Harrison said.
With school already canceled on Monday, Harrison's son said having the day off was going to be "great."
Linda Keith of Dartmouth had originally planned to travel to Western Mass today, but with the impending storm, she decided not to go.
"I just didn't know how it would be," she said.
Keith, who is originally from Wisconsin, and her partner, who is originally from Minnesota, have been busy preparing their home. This involved keeping the water turned on a little bit to make sure pipes don't freeze, stacking firewood up close to their house and putting their sleeping bags in the car.
"We have done this before. We don't go crazy, but we want to just make sure that we're safe and we check in with out family and our neighbors," Keith said.
She said that she hopes there aren't any power outages, noting that it's the cold and ice that are the most concerning.
Sean Carney of New Bedford said he isn't too worried about the storm, noting that he and his family have a "good amount" of their regular supplies.
"Just making sure that in case we get snowed in for two days we just got enough to get us through," he said.
Carney said he did have difficulty finding ice melt, and that if there was any for sale in Shaw's that he would have "certainly stocked up."
He said that he's hoping for light and fluffy snow and that they don't lose power.
"As long as I can heat my house and watch the Patriots game tomorrow, I think I’m going to be very, very happy," Carney said.
