In The Dark…For Three Days!
Due to the particularly harsh storm that passed through our area last Friday, we, along with 25,000 other residents of our little county near Mayberry, were without power until last night. We were also out of water for quite a while. And, no power meant no internet service.
Fortunately, we have a generator so we didn’t suffer as badly as many people in the area. Well, other than the ten trees that came crashing down in our back yard. But, two of our neighbors fared far worse—trees landed on their homes and cars.
With the generator, we managed to watch TV, cook meals, heat hot water, etc. The only things I couldn’t make work were the heat (our gas fireplace heated the home nicely) and the internet, meaning no new Graveyard Shift posts and a total of 1226 emails in my inbox.
Thankfully, the last remaining utility—internet service—finally came on sometime during the night last night.
So, I’m sorry for the inconvenience. I’ll be back on schedule tomorrow, hopefully. There’s another winter storm heading our way, so who knows.
It could’ve been worse…I guess…
Posted in I'm Just Saying
February 8th, 2010 7:31 am
Welcome back!
We spent the weekend shoveling snow. We got a little less than 2 feet here in the Pittsburgh area. My older son, who lives outside DC, got about the same. The difference is that we know what to do with it!
February 8th, 2010 7:53 am
Hi, Lee.
I thought your power was probably out. We got just under a foot of snow here in Ohio, but we’re used to that, although you wouldn’t know it, listening to the weather forecasters. They talk as though the world is coming to an end. Ratings.
I believe you’ve gotten more snow than we have this year. Go figure.
February 8th, 2010 8:52 am
We had to survive temperatures in the 40’s this weekend! Florida winter at its finest.
February 8th, 2010 8:54 am
Joyce - Our problem was more with ice, not snow. After seeing the extremely efficient snow removal process in Boston, I’ve been quite amazed at the great job the workers have done here in North Carolina with the white stuff, an area that goes for years without seeing so much as a single snowflake. However, all the preparation in the world couldn’t handle what hit our area last Friday - super wet snow, ice, and sleet all at once. After all was said and done, it looked like several tornadoes had ripped their way throughout our county, between the Piedmont Triad region near Greensboro, and Mayberry and Mt. Pilot. Trees were down everywhere, hundreds of them.
Dave - Our daughter lives just a few miles from you. She called last week to laugh at us because of the snow we were receiving that day. She wasn’t laughing this time.
We’re already looking toward Florida, or maybe back to California… :)
February 8th, 2010 8:59 am
Terry - Just remember those temps next year. You can join me in a chorus of Winter Wonderland while you’re freezing your buns off. Well, the first year is kind of refreshing, but the second is like living between the pages of Stephen King’s The Shining.
February 8th, 2010 9:09 am
“Sorry for the inconvenience” ? Sounds like you were the one inconvenienced !
February 8th, 2010 9:32 am
My family would love to see me move back to MA from CA. HA HA HA HA HA HA
Glad you’re back with us, Lee!
February 8th, 2010 9:37 am
Yes, there’s not much you can do with ice. I’ll take snow over freezing rain any day!
February 8th, 2010 9:37 am
Sue Ann. We’ve had more snow here in North Carolina this year than our former neighbors in Ma. That’s my luck! I believe it was pretty cold and snowy when I met you for your book signing in Ma. last year, right? Do yourself a favor, stay in Ca.
February 8th, 2010 9:49 am
It could have been Boston! :)
We’ve been amazing lucky during our storms. Hey, don’t laugh, we had tornado warnings one day! Friends got the top of a redwood tree through their skylights. So we’re okay with losing internet off and on. Hopefully, this’ll be the last big snowy winter you guys get.
February 8th, 2010 3:18 pm
Lee - if that’s what it takes to get rid of my buns, I should have moved to Colorado years ago! And when the group I was working for had it’s conference in Greensboro, our site visit was the day after a major ice storm.
February 9th, 2010 6:27 pm
I love your picture, Lee. Those poor deer look like they don’t know what to do next.