We are into Day 3 without power and hot water, and also barely any cell phone reception. Despite the inconvenience this is, and having to throw out a good amount of food, I consider us lucky, as we had very little damage to our property and no flooding. Half of our town was evacuated, and fortunately we weren't in that half. Seeing the devastation that hit other areas, I definitely count my blessings.
On Monday night we hunkered down in our basement, as the winds seemed a tad dangerous to be sleeping in our bedroom on the 2nd floor. Our basement reno was completed Saturday, so again, lucky. The guys hauled away the reno debris on Saturday morning too, clearing up our garage to park our car in during the storm. Yesterday we finally left the house and drove around to see what was open. 70% of our town is without power, and the lines at places, like the diner, were out the door. We stopped by one of our fave takeout places, and the owners, who know us by name, were nice enough to let us camp out and charge our phones and laptops. The hot lunch we enjoyed was great too. I do what I can during the daylight hours, and our evenings consist of candlelight and flashlights via our phones. Our mayor announced that we have a few more days of no power, so we'll just have to make do with what we can.
Having no internet/phone since Monday night has been rough - felt so disconnected from the world!
Hoping everyone is doing okay!
