The Reality of a Brat

We survived “winter blast” (as it was dubbed),  but we didn’t fare too well.

Friday, the 40-80 mph winds started and we lost power around 8AM.  I left the house around 7:15 to take Alex to daycare and feed/let out a friend’s dogs.  By the time I got home at 8, the power was out and the fence was down in the back.  Because I have a greenbelt that borders my backyard, I have a HUGE backyard now!  The power stayed down until 3:30 or so.  I went to the store in search of a crank radio, some extra flashlights and clothing I could layer.  Most of the streetlights were down in my area, people not stopping like they should, etc. When the power did comeback up, I discovered my satellite was not working.  I called Direct TV and was told Thursday (6 days from the outage) was the soonest they could come out.  This experience is worthy of its own post and will get one.

The neighbors across from me came very close to losing the back end of their SUV to a large tree limb that came dow.  Thankfully, from what I have seen in our housing development, trees fell but missed homes and cars.  There is a canal that runs through our community that generally is dry.  Its around 6 feet wide and 3 feet deep.  It was full of angry rushing water and many of the gutters and drains were flooded and not moving.

There is a lot of clean up to day, at least one more round of storms on the way in but thankfully the worst of is it gone.  The wind isn’t expected to return thank goodness! If you are in the area, I hope you fared well and that you and your hoe are safe!

Filed under: Everyday Life on January 6th, 2008