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Oh yes, as long as I'm posting up a storm (so to speak)...
We came through Sandy just fine. There was a lot of wind and some rain, but it never got too bad. We lost power for about 12 hours and cable (including internet and our primary phone line) for a bit longer than that, but everything was in working order by this afternoon.
Since I'm semi-nocturnal, I spent the night on the couch, reading by flashlight and comforting the dog. By the time I went up to bed in the wee hours, the storm had passed. (I did have trouble sleeping without power for my CPAP, but once the power did come back on at around 10am I hooked it up and managed to get 5 hours.)
There are a few trees down, but they didn't hit anything (other than the ground). All in all, we're pretty lucky.
I'm impressed with how quickly they got things working around here. On the other hand, if we'd invested the money in burying the power lines in the first place, millions of people would have power now.
It's funny how quickly and easily modern civilization can be torn away. A night without electricity or communications felt surreal and out of time. But, thanks to the infrastructure we have, it was also restored quickly.
Hope the rest of you are safe and well.
We came through Sandy just fine. There was a lot of wind and some rain, but it never got too bad. We lost power for about 12 hours and cable (including internet and our primary phone line) for a bit longer than that, but everything was in working order by this afternoon.
Since I'm semi-nocturnal, I spent the night on the couch, reading by flashlight and comforting the dog. By the time I went up to bed in the wee hours, the storm had passed. (I did have trouble sleeping without power for my CPAP, but once the power did come back on at around 10am I hooked it up and managed to get 5 hours.)
There are a few trees down, but they didn't hit anything (other than the ground). All in all, we're pretty lucky.
I'm impressed with how quickly they got things working around here. On the other hand, if we'd invested the money in burying the power lines in the first place, millions of people would have power now.
It's funny how quickly and easily modern civilization can be torn away. A night without electricity or communications felt surreal and out of time. But, thanks to the infrastructure we have, it was also restored quickly.
Hope the rest of you are safe and well.
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I'm fine. We're lucky.
Been on CPAP for the last decade or so. I don't understand how people who need it refuse to use it. I really don't.