mamaT
Well-Known Member
I have been thru the worst week I have seen in years. I live in western KY and we had an Ice Storm last week that made every tree look like a tornado had been thru here. I have been without electricity for more than a week, heating with bottled propane inside my home, and was without running water for 3 days. Needless to say it has been an experience. Not to mention having internet withdrawl.
The power was out all over, no stores open, no resturants, no gas stations. Just darkness everywhere when the sun set. People drove out of state to get supplies, food, and gas.
I work for the post office as a rural carrier and when the power went out we took our mail and went to the street. The next morning the supervisor passed out personal headlights for us to case our mail. We wore those stupid things for the rest of the week. Then this past Monday we went in to work with lights on in the building running from extension cords connected to a small generator that runs out of gas about every hour. There is no heat in the building and the temperatures the last few days have been below 20 degrees for the daily high. When I finished work this afternoon the generator was out of gas again. We have no idea when the power will be back on at work, but I sure am glad that my power is back on.
There are crews from power companies from all over the country trying to get power restored to the area. There have been thousands of telephone and power poles that have snapped off due to the weight of the ice on the power lines. There have been several homes that have burned since this started, people have died from the elements, some from freezing to others that have died from carbon monoxide. I feel lucky that none of my family were claimed by this storm.
I'm glad to be back on the net so I can continue my soap making education.
The power was out all over, no stores open, no resturants, no gas stations. Just darkness everywhere when the sun set. People drove out of state to get supplies, food, and gas.
I work for the post office as a rural carrier and when the power went out we took our mail and went to the street. The next morning the supervisor passed out personal headlights for us to case our mail. We wore those stupid things for the rest of the week. Then this past Monday we went in to work with lights on in the building running from extension cords connected to a small generator that runs out of gas about every hour. There is no heat in the building and the temperatures the last few days have been below 20 degrees for the daily high. When I finished work this afternoon the generator was out of gas again. We have no idea when the power will be back on at work, but I sure am glad that my power is back on.
There are crews from power companies from all over the country trying to get power restored to the area. There have been thousands of telephone and power poles that have snapped off due to the weight of the ice on the power lines. There have been several homes that have burned since this started, people have died from the elements, some from freezing to others that have died from carbon monoxide. I feel lucky that none of my family were claimed by this storm.
I'm glad to be back on the net so I can continue my soap making education.