Saturday 11 AM – the wet snow brings down the pines across the power lines.
Saturday 8 PM – we finally get the generator set up to operate and can run a cord for lights, frig and radio, but no heat. It’s cold.
Sunday 11AM – got the fancy twist lock plug we needed, the genny is now hard wired into the electric panel and the boiler is running – heat, lights and TV, just like downtown!
Monday 3 PM – the generator blows out. Runs like a top but no longer produces power, a quick disassembly shows nothing obvious, so no more heat, frig, lights or TV… thinking about moving downtown.
Monday 3:30 PM – broken toe results from repeatedly kicking generator. (just kidding). Joking about “how much we enjoy the changing seasons” is no longer funny.
Monday 8 PM – after the third stop, finally located some lamp oil without citronella - apparently an endangered product and now worth more per ounce than gold.
Tuesday 5:05 AM – power is restored just before the temp in the house dips into the 40’s, and two hours later we can finally emerge from under a six inch thick stack of blankets.
Friday AM – will likely get a speeding ticket flying down I94 to Florida….
Sounds like post-hurricane here...except replace "cold" with "hot as h*ll" and "lamp oil" with "ice"....
ReplyDeleteBut we will welcome you here in sunny, warm, ice-free Florida :-)
And, I'll look forward to seeing you both in Atlanta ~ and hope it isn't as cold as last January!!!
I think I saw you flying through the ATL at lightning speed today!
ReplyDeleteWatch out- speed trap just south of here....
safe travels...
Brenda