That string of storms that the press is calling the "Heartland" storms which killed 24 people so far hit NEPA last night. The house lost power at about 7 PM and it didn't come back on till after midnight.
Nothing had me flashing back to the post-Katrina blues quite as much as showing Jake how to brush his teeth with a cup of water, and why we couldn't pee into the toilet and flush when we were done (I'd have had him do it outside but for the cold and rain).
Still... lessons learned in the fall of 2005 sure came in handy here last night. Not only did we have lots of candles for the house, but we have lots of candle holders. Small, sturdy (meaning not made of fragile and delicate glass) oil lamps, flashlights that work (LED rather than bulbed), and Ipods for anyone that wanted musical entertainment. Obviously, food wasn't an issue (even we can go 5 hours without cooking something to eat)... but we had lots and lots of water on hand thanks to our supply of five-gallon water bottles.
Even so, the thing that makes it seem so different is when you go outside and see no lights... anywhere. No glow on the horizon or over the mountain from the next township, no warm window glows from the farms up the lane, no street lights or yard lights anywhere to be seen. You walk outside and it is well and truly dark, in all directions. Just like we did on August 30, 2005.
Well, anyway... alls well and the juice is flowing down the lines again (evidenced by my posting this, obviously).
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