It was above freezing the whole time. We went to Chicago anyway, once we were sure the ice was gone from the roads. It was disappointing to come back to darkness and cold, though. I was sure they'd get it back on before then. Some neighbors had their generators running, and the power company was still giving no information at all, so after taking care of critters we hauled ours out and let it run for a couple of hours. Refilled water reserves, let the refrigerator run, let Gary get cleaned up so he could go to midnight mass.
This morning at dawn I put the teakettle on the woodstove, and just when it boiled to make coffee, the lights finally came back on. They've stayed on for three hours now so I guess we're in the clear.
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Date: 2009-12-25 01:04 am (UTC)Good luck. Hope you get to do your Xmas errands in spite of this.
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Date: 2009-12-25 03:46 pm (UTC)This morning at dawn I put the teakettle on the woodstove, and just when it boiled to make coffee, the lights finally came back on. They've stayed on for three hours now so I guess we're in the clear.