Wind Storm 2008
September 24th 2008 19:58
Has anyone heard of a wind storm that clocked speeds at 70-80 mph? I never had until it happened to us last Sunday. Courtesy of Hurricane Ike our little wind storm caused 300,000 people lost their power, and we were one of them. So we spent 8 days without a luxury that we usually take for granted. It definitely gave me a better appreciation for our friend electricity. The one bright spot was that we have a gas water heater. I can handle just about anything as long as I get my daily hot shower. Mr. Big Boy was out of school all week, but of course grownups rarely get to miss school. So we spent a lot of time hanging out with friends and relatives during the day. We came to our dark home in the evening just in time for bed time. I was very reluctant to mess up the sleep situations for the boys. Sleep is precious, and if I can prevent a sleepless night for myself I will do whatever it takes!! So after the boys were asleep I was faced with the dilemna of entertaining myself. Of course my fiance was out of town for work, convenient I know. He really wanted to be here, that is what he told me repeatedly (cue eye roll)! So I would call him and beg him to talk to me, which of course was like pulling teeth. What is with guys and having a phone conversation over five minutes? So it was early to bed for me as well. The funny thing is that I usually want to turn in early when we have electricity, but when I have to that is another story. All in all it wasn't that bad, and it was kind of nice to visit with people rather than stare at a TV or computer. I found myself wanting to vacumn so bad. I also had a the fun experience of cleaning out the fridge at 5 am one morning because I couldn't sleep. We had to throw out all of our food, but our fridge was in desperate need of a good cleaning. Anyone else have a similar story to share?
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