Blackout at 83 Durant

Greetings, readers. 83 Durant is currently without electrical power. It went out at 7:30 am, and the latest update from the electric company is that it won't be back on until tonight. Woo hoo. There's a big ole tree that has fallen on the wires just half a block from our house. Finally, the trees have risen up against us.

I'm writing from the Wendy's up the road, which does have power. However, looking out the window, it's not clear why this is the case, since the traffic light outside the Wendy's does NOT have power. Hmmmm....

Anyway, here are some things to know about our house during a blackout.

1. We have gas heat, which is unaffected by the power outage, which is a nice feature.

2. We have an ancient gas stove (see previous posts) that doesn't have one of those fancy schmancy electrical ignitions, so we can cook on the stovetop or in the oven. Oh ancient stove, we shall never replace you.

3. Our one non-electric-type phone doesn't have a functioning ringer, so if you're calling us, we don't know that you're calling. Periodically, we'll pick up the phone just to see if someone's calling, but, well, let's face, that's not going to work very well. Oh, if you need to get in touch with us, call our cell phones.

4. No electricity also means no internet (even though our laptop batteries are fully charged, the internet box needs electricity to work). Boo.

So that's the situation. The University is closed (their electricity is also out), so we're just hanging out at home with Lucy, with little headlamps on our heads. Lucy doesn't have a headlamp of her own, but she really seems to want one.

Other than that, all is well. I'll post again from home once we're back in electricity.