The thing about getting snow in the NW is that it doesn't stay cold enough for it to be snow for very long. This happened to us. We did just fine going to work in the snow, but over the night and Wednesday, it started to melt. Then the melted slush froze. We woke up on Thursday for work and noticed that it hadn't snowed any more than the day before so we headed out for work. That's when it got a little icy. There was a sheet of ice covering the truck. It took a while to get the door open, let alone thaw the whole thing. Freezing rain was coming down so until the truck heated up, scrapping wasn't very effective as the rain just kept freezing to the window. Realizing that we were going to be late for work, I called my boss to let her know that we were iced in and that it would be a while before we got to work. That's when I found out my work didn't have power. More than 27,000 homes/business were with out power - for over 24 hours!
Devin and I were very lucky to have power the entire time. It was out everywhere around us. Our home teacher called to check on us and told us that the water might be going to back up generator power. We realized a few things from this expereince.
-The church has an awesome communication line. We received 2 phone calls just after the Elders Quorum president asked everyone to check on the people the home teach. There are always people there to help.
-We don't have enough food that is non perishable and doesn't require cooking.
-We also need to have a better supply of water. Since the water was still on, we filled up every water bottle we had and the tub. We filled the tub so we could use that water to flush the toilet. Devin's a genius.
We didn't end up losing power or water, but we were prepared! I feel bad for everyone that was without power for over 24 hours though.
Devin went back to work today, but my work was still without power. The snow has all melted off the trees now and the ground is just a slushy mess. Now they're just telling us to watch out for flooding. Good thing we're on the 3rd floor.
2 comments:
crazy!!
YOU are the one that is the genius! i was always going to blog about the fresh cut evergreen centerpiece or wreath, but never got one bought and never blogged.....next year. anyway, that idea was the BEST ever!! why didn't i think of that? thanks SO much for suggesting it, I'm doing it every year from now on!! :)
That bathtub idea was fantastic! Will put a pin in that. :)
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