Yesterday’s storm caught us a little by surprise. It has been a mild winter and had really begun to feel like spring, so we watched the flakes fall with some amazement. E5N1’s school dance was canceled, so we hunkered down for the evening. Then the power went out. I retrieved the camping lantern from my bedside table, where it’s been sitting unused through the winter, and we finished out the night on mobile data and lamplight.
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| Icicles on the power lines shortly before we lost power last night. |
When we woke there was still no sign of power. After a quick assessment, Exile #1 rigged up the generator and we restored power to some of the downstairs, enough to keep us warm and let us boil a kettle. Then we waited. For much of the day our street was listed as being assessed by the Power Company, but at 6:30ish, while Exile #1 and I were out trying to see if anyone was making food, we got a text from Exile #3 saying the power was back.
It was a great relief to turn off the noisy generator and to be able to turn on the lights this evening. Thank you to all the power line workers who have been out restoring service in the cold today and likely will be for the next few days too.
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