Yes, we were without power for 145 hours, which is 8700 minutes, which is also 522,000 seconds. This happened on Sunday afternoon. I had taken the kids to a birthday party at the park and the winds were pretty crazy, even then. What had happened was that 2 weather systems collided, Hurricane Ike and a cold front coming down from Canada. This did not turn out well for anyone that lived in columbus, ohio. Most people that I know, lost power for a long time.
What we did:
1. went to be early without any guilt (9:00 p.m. to be exact.)
2. slept in late because it is hard to get ready without power (7:00 a.m. - wow 10 hours a night for 6 nights!)
3. had slumber parties in Sophia's room
4. got a lot of outside work done, including staining our fence.
5. drank a bottle of champainge at 4:00 on a Thursday, because it was going to go bad.
what we missed:
1. just watching even a little tv.
2. some extra noise in the house
3. cold food and drinks in the morning, we lost everything.
4. Sophia missed 3 days of school since the school had no power. Only 2 more calamity days left.
what we now have:
1. a new appreciation for those who have gone thru hurricanes
2. a very clean fridge and freezer (both upstairs and downstairs)
3. empty fridges that need filled
4. knowing that we never want to live in an Amish community
1 comment:
Hey Cranky,
I long for the days of sitting on Main St. in Bloomington drinking wine and watching the cars go by during the power outage....but I'd settle for some chocolate syrup.
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