Brrrrrr... We trying to stay warm after 36 hours of no electricity. At the moment, our house is so cold, you can see your breath. Sleeping under about 25 blankets, we were fine. But having to get up this morning was tortuous!
A giant windstorm blew through the Pacific Northwest Thursday night, downing trees and knocking out power. The upside was, our office was shut down yesterday so I got a day off work. The downside was, I spent all day cleaning a frigid house!
SMH and I are supposed to have a big Christmas party tonight, but we'll probably have to postpone if we don't get power by 3pm. Otherwise, it would be a party in a freezer.
We did, however, go to a neighborhood holiday party last night, hosted by our friends Dave and Joellen. (Joellen is a fellow Ohioan.) Their home was also without power, but the party went on all the same, with the candlelight giving it an especially festive ambience.
Last night, I went out in pursuit of some ice for our fridge contents. No ice to be found, but I did discover some dry ice at the local Safeway. On the way home, I gained some valuable advice from the radio talk show: "Don't bring your Webber grill inside to heat your home, even if it seems like a good idea." Ummmm, does it really seem like a good idea? Situations like this always provide good illustrations of Darwinism at work.
Typical of the PNW, the lines at the Starbucks around town are obscene. People cannot function without their cuppa!
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