7:04 pm - power flashes 2 times, goes out. Hubby groans, pellet stove automatically switches over to back-up battery. No TV, No radio, I forgot to charge my kindle, so no reading either. Hubby says mild swear words. Calls power company so we are on the call back list with updates on power status. Told power will be on at 11 pm. We sit and stare at each other in the dark, and sleep .....
Hubby is a Master at Sleeping in Place
8:45 pm - I give up and go to bed with lots of covers. Hubby sleeps on couch in living room to man the pellet stove, our only source of heat. Stronger swear words about power company as I go to bed.
Use bathroom and flush the ONE tank of water we have down the toilet and hope power will be on Soon.
11:00 pm - I wake up to flashlight coming through bedroom. Battery out on pellet stove. Hubby coming in for some more clothes as he has to go out with battery to charge it up on pickup. Calls power company, finds out restoration time shoved back to 3 am. STRONG words about power company. Hope power will be back on soon.
11:30 pm - Hubby comes back in with battery partially charged. Pellet stove back on, Temps down in middle 60's in house. Pray power will be back on soon.
3:00 am - NO POWER. Battery out again. Hubby looks different and language is barely understandable other than he his MAD. Refuses to go with battery yet again. Says power is suppose to be back on shortly. Curses....repeatedly. I go back to bed. Realize we never may have power again----EVER.
4:30 am. - NO POWER. Temps in mid 50's in house, it's damn cold. I put on my coat, and head scarf and call power company. Restoration time now 8:00 am. Check gun locker and make sure it's still locked. Inform hubby. WORDS. Hubby goes out and charges up battery again. I've given up and wonder what my fate will be. Death at the hands of this mad man or simply freezing to death.
5:00 am - Pellet stove going again. Still cold, cannot catch up. I stay in coat, scarf and sit on couch. Hubby has many many words about power company including 'grenades', pieces of s..., etc. Plotting revenge. I say nothing. One wrong word and this guy will kill ME.
7:00 am - Hubby goes out and gets propane tank off BBQ grill and Little Buddy Heater to help pellet stove catch up. I turn on gas oven and stare at mound of dirty dishes from supper and guess water is probably froze up. Don't know, power out, no water. Hubby Struggles with tank, heater for quite a while. He calls Power company, restoration time now 1:00 pm.....words under his breath, not discernible.
7:50 am -- Hubby has Little Buddy lit up and heating. 56.8 degrees in house. Still in coat, scarf, and non verbal as threats are flying fast and furious. Power company will be toast when this guy catches up with them.
8:05 am - POWER COMES ON. Blessings, water is not froze in kitchen sink, I do dishes, fix breakfast. Hubby returns to normal and goes to bed. Cranky, but not a zombie anymore.
And so goes life without power at 60 Miles North of Nowhere.
Hope it stays on - lows of -4 tonight predicted and -12 Sunday Night........Keeping fingers crossed.
Winter Moon
Been there, done that a few times. Glad all is back to normal.
ReplyDeleteI'd be up a creek now because everything in my house is now electric.
Nearly 12 inches of snow here in Riverton. How about you?
Probably about 5 but its snowing like mad again. Our roads are horrible, no unnecessary travel all day. Glad it's not 12!!!
DeleteSounds like a replay of a particular evening at our house in Casper....Not quite as cold though...but the swear words for sure!
ReplyDeleteSunday evening the 5th of January, predicted low -14. Actual low at 8:30 pm is minus 21 and it will go lower.........
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