Well, here it is, Day 9 after the storm, and still no electricity. The storm itself was really wild, during the night the sound of tree limbs snapping off and falling, pulling more tree limbs down, sounded like gunfire. Not much sleeping Monday night. Tuesday morning the entire state was shut down, so Gene did stay home. We were lucky that no trees fell on our house, just a small one on the garage (no damage) and one barely missed the propane tank. On day 4, a neighbor came by and asked if we could use a generator, as he had a spare. DUH! So he came back and hooked it up for us, and that has improved our quality of life a ton! The house was staying plenty warm with the propane heater downstairs, but without electricity, we didn't have water, so the generator allows us to have water, and run the water heater and some lights, and of course, the TV. Not all at the same time though. I'm still cooking on the camp stove, the generator isn't powerful enough to run the stove/oven or clothes dryer. Gene and I have both lost some weight, so we're calling this the "Ice Storm Diet". And we've played cards almost every night, usually Gin and I am the undisputed champion. Gene can't decide if I'm really lucky or really good. Yesterday, the power company showed up, in the canyon and they were there again today, so that's got to be good news! I took some pictures with my new phone and apparently, I can send them to an email address, so if I figure out how to do that, I'll try to send them to Melinda and perhaps she can post them. The 2" of ice absolutely coated everything in crystal clear ice, and it was beautiful and fascinating even if it was devastating. Like nothing you've ever seen before.
Well, since I'm writing this on the church computer (today is my day to work in the office), I'd better wrap this up. Take care and I'll let you know when we get powered up.
Love, Joan (aka Nanook of the North)
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