Survived it

[altivo]

Not that there was ever any doubt. Power was out until 10 am today, with one brief interlude around sunset yesterday. In that instance, it came back on but was snuffed again a half hour later when the second front rolled through.

Lots of broken trees and branches all over the place. We saw cornfields today that were lying nearly flat, with all the stalks pointing away from the wind. All our buildings kept their roofs and siding, though. Some were not so lucky.

Dogs and cats went to the vet this morning for their annual vaccinations and stuff. Expensive that, but pretty much unavoidable. When we returned from the clinic, the power was back on and has since stayed on.

It's amazing how quiet things get when there's no electricity. I find I can hear things miles away outdoors, and things indoors that are completely obliterated by even the quiet sound of an aquarium pump or the soft hum of a fluorescent light. Then when the power comes back on, there's a tremendous cacophony of pointless noise as fans, computers, and other appliances all start back up.

Comments

[moonhare]

Happy to hear the good news- no serious damages.

It's amazing how quiet things get when there's no electricity.

There are so many sounds here I'm barely aware of until the power drops off.

[altivo]

I love the natural silence, really, though it can make me feel a bit claustrophobic in the dark. In the daylight it's wonderful to hear birds, leaves, and other natural sounds unaffected by the man-made noise that so pervades our lives. You'd think that traffic noise wouldn't have changed, but it did. I think right after the storms, when many roads were obstructed and people were busy assessing their own damages, there was less needless traffic. Of course, when the sun came out on Saturday then we got an excess of the latter, particularly the motorcycles out joy-riding. So many of them are deliberately noisy, it really infuriates me.