Monday night we returned home to a cold, dark road, driveway and house. I went in the house, lit some candles and went to see if I could bring any coals to life in the woodstove. Bob called loudly from outside, for me to come quickly. Three repair trucks had followed us in and were quickly doing their job. Bob was so excited, he waded through the snow and ice to the road to tell them thank you. These crews, with many coming as far away as Colorado, had been working round the clock.
At 10:30 PM the lights turned on, the furnace began to hum, and hot water was soon to follow. For us it was over. The next two nights brought heavy winds and rains and many endured yet more power failure. Today is Saturday and I still think it is a miracle to find hot water at the tap, take a shower, wash clothes and run the dishwasher. Say nothing to using a computer, TV and charging a cell phone. I hope the repair crews are taking a nap.
1 comments:
So glad you're back to civilization, but aren't you comforted to know that you could get by without all those things? Or is that bare survival? Glad for the light in your life.
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