The power went on last night four days and seventeen and a half hours after going off. It seemed like 40 days. I'm not kidding. Every hour was an eternity. Every hour that was except for the few we sat and watched the sump pumps overflow. That went fast. Too fast for us to do anything. Tonight though I sit here in my warm kitchen with the lights on, supper going. Talk about taking things for granted.
Over the last few days Jason kept saying this wouldn't have been so hard if we were prepared for it. If we had a generator, or a wood stove, or some other means of keeping the house warm and the pumps working. But we didn't. We have insurance which takes the sting away a bit. We have a large number of trees and debris that have to be removed. Unfortunately we now have 2-3 inches of snow covering everything. We have the soggy basement that needs to be reclaimed. I'm waiting right now for the restoration company that will come in and start working on it. Insurance covers that thank goodness. And finally, I was relieved to find out that we'll get some reimbursement after a deductible for the loss of the food in the deep freezer and refrigerator. I very cautiously shopped today, not wanting to jinx myself in case we had another outage.
My floor is vacuumed. Laundry is nearly done. The candles and flashlights put away. Amazing what 24 hours can do. There are still thousands without power, and my heart goes out to them. Particularly with Christmas right around the corner. I'm sure we'll remember this week for a very long time.
1 comment:
I agree!!!
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