We had a *biggest in decades* snow Event (unusual in the NW) over the last 2 weeks.
(Yes I've lived in places where snow is not all by itself cause for complete & utter panic. Western WA is not one of them.)
I thought we would lose power so did all the Prep things- shopped, cooked, cleaned, filled up the bathtub etc.
The line at the grocery store was WAY worse than Christmas.
We did lose power for a day or so, overnight and change, it was fun at first.
Very fortunate to have wood stove
and generator so it's not that uncomfortable.
Then had 3 people come stay with us because they all lost power- my son, his girlfriend, and a friend.
Power came back on--- I cooked, did dishes, filled the bathtub again, took a shower, did all the Power On things.
Then lost power again and by this time I was DONE. Still fortunate, still had wood stove food etc, just DONE. :thumbdown:
Somewhere in the midst of hosting, hauling wood, shoveling snow (I should have known better)... I overspent my tiny reserves.
Or maybe it was the first night, when the power lines right outside the bedroom window exploded and woke me up.
I had no idea what was happening but turns out a branch landed on the lines caught fire - it lit up the entire neighborhood. My panicky lizard brain was convinced our house was about to burn down.
Just the adrenaline surge from that laid me up for one entire day.
And then of course I "had" to go into work which finally opened again... I made it through yesterday on fumes. That was dumb.
Now must pay with Too Tired to Even Read day on couch.
(Yes I've lived in places where snow is not all by itself cause for complete & utter panic. Western WA is not one of them.)
I thought we would lose power so did all the Prep things- shopped, cooked, cleaned, filled up the bathtub etc.
The line at the grocery store was WAY worse than Christmas.
We did lose power for a day or so, overnight and change, it was fun at first.
Very fortunate to have wood stove
and generator so it's not that uncomfortable.Then had 3 people come stay with us because they all lost power- my son, his girlfriend, and a friend.
Power came back on--
- I cooked, did dishes, filled the bathtub again, took a shower, did all the Power On things.Then lost power again and by this time I was DONE. Still fortunate, still had wood stove food etc, just DONE. :thumbdown:
Somewhere in the midst of hosting, hauling wood, shoveling snow (I should have known better)... I overspent my tiny reserves.
Or maybe it was the first night, when the power lines right outside the bedroom window exploded and woke me up.
I had no idea what was happening but turns out a branch landed on the lines caught fire - it lit up the entire neighborhood. My panicky lizard brain was convinced our house was about to burn down.
Just the adrenaline surge from that laid me up for one entire day.
And then of course I "had" to go into work which finally opened again... I made it through yesterday on fumes. That was dumb.
Now must pay with Too Tired to Even Read day on couch.
