just got electricity about 15 min ago. here's me sitting in the totally darkk house- with a little headlight thing on my head- in a jakcet with hood up- gloves - in front living room where i can see the cars & headlites - in the street out front (county rd) with lines of cars waiting to get gas. this road has been bumper to bumper for the entire time of storm - i canot figure out why and where they are/were going. now of course- lined up to get gas - it's been like this for three days. a total snarl-up-
but it was nice to see lights out there- in my jacket and qu8lt and headlite. then, i hear this little "voice" from the kitchen- and turn and see- ta da - a little light from the open refrig door- yayayayyyyyyy.
i am so happy to have electricity after five days of none- you have no idea. it's so exciting to think of heat in this hhouse. it could have been waaay worse- but it's been about 45 in the house at nite and morning- kind of chillie. and i'm the world's worse girlscout. my p8iddlie fire in the morning in fireplace- takes me the whole local newspaper to make one pot of water hot enough for my craapyy coffee- man, it's been sooooo lousey!!!
anyway- sure makes me happy for electricity. i've had hot water- so usually in evening i can warm up laying in a deep tub of hot hot water with my hat on and headlight- i'm sure it would win some stupid prize for world's dopiest picture- pitiful- but was mighty glad for th hot water too.
anyway- no real damage- thank goodness. lots of trees down and power lines- my property and house okay tho. thank God.
so i also had phone- and h has been calling alot every day (?) - he cancelled his travel plans to go visit a friend and immeidatley got first flight he could (tomorrow morning) here to "rescue" me and drive back to fla- rather than sit here iwth no electricity.
soo- he arrives tomorrow mornig- andhere it is tonite just got electric. wierd -0 huh/ i was surprised he'd offer and bother (to be honest). he kept sayign it was an emergency and an extreme situation. it's a bummer- but i mean, you do what you have to rite? it didn't occur to me- i was surprised.
i'm not getting my hopes up for some miracle cure- it's just interesting to note.
i'm really tired and kind of drained from the stress & so on- don't know- just freaky here. gal next door with the invalid motehr- freekie for a few days trying to find oxygen & elec. to recharge battery for lifting device to move mother into bed, etc. she's been a real basket case- poor thing. doing my best to hand-hold. she's a nice girl- i feel so badly and keep thinking how freaked out i'd be in same sitch. took her to fire station on next street over- i love firemen- they are so nice, helped out, made us both cry with their generosity and anxiousness to help- i mean, who does anymore??? fixed her up with a loaner generator & gas & so on. i swear- i've always seen their lights at night and felt glad to know they were there- now even more so. just comforting. no wonder everyone loves firemen. me too ---
that's my story- i'm out of here- just going to enjoy not sitting in the dark freezing (or going to a friends to get warm or have company). haven't seen a tv in five days- yikes!!!
hope all is well with you- i'm in a funny kind of mood here - do not know which way i'm going in life-
will report (* of course) hope you're good- xxoo now, everyone is yakking about a nor'easter coming next week- G0d! people need to shut up and chill for one minute before anticipating anotehr emergency.
