Ice, ice, baby!

[sundial]

Makbike, I was worried about you and the other TE'ers hit by this storm. Are you staying warm? Are you able to get to work? Do you have enough food and fuel?

I lost power not long after my last post so we were back in the dark. Finally snagged a little generator yesterday, just as the lights came back one. Fortunately for us, we have a gas stove so I can make a hot meal and boil water. The generator will keep our frige, tv, computer going and our cell phones charged.

This is a terrible, terrible storm and FEMA has yet to respond in our state even though it's been declared a disaster by the president. The national guard was called out but they didn't even have access to chain saws. Out of state utility trucks are still coming into the region to assist. I think we had 7800 utility poles down just in our region.

There are so many people trapped in their homes from the fallen debris. These people don't have food, water, or heat to survive the temps that are in the 20's. Please continue to pray for the victims. It's going to take a long time to recover from this.