Ice, ice, baby!

[sundial]

As of Sunday, our town has at least 3000 people without power, 7000 in our energy service area. State parks in the northern part of the state are shut down due to fallen tree limbs. It looks like bombs were dropped on us. People are still cutting their way out of their roads and homes.

I had to put up my mtb this winter. I don't know when I'll get to ride my trails again.

[Tuckervill]

You'll get back to it, dear. I can't believe there's still 3000 without power! That's how many total where without power in my hometown. Everyone's back on, now. It still does look like a tornado went through at treetop level, though. The city has been unable to pick up even half the limbs that are piled up everywhere.

Today I got a note from my neighbor saying that it was okay that we piled limbs on her yard in the back, but that the city took out one of her lilac bushes when they picked them up. Problem is, we didn't do it! We've been putting all our logs in the woodpile, and the rest are piled up on our lot. I'll go get her a new lilac though, just in case.

Karen

[sundial]

Tuck, how long were you without power? Any storm damage from the winds that blew through a couple days ago? Any tornados over there?

[Tuckervill]

We were dark for about 52 hours. The tornadoes didn't come near, and our loose limbs fell last week when there was wind and no storm.

I don't want to go through that again.

Karen

[sundial]

Yeah, no kidding! We finally found a little generator and by the time we got it home the power had been restored. Still planning on a mother of all generators--one that hooks up to our natural gas line.

Our county lost restored poles to the dumb high winds that came through. Two steps forward, one step back.