Was like a two hour tornado yesterday on the island....
Will be days before power in total is restored. My wife couldn't even get home till the chainsaws started to clear the trees from the roads....

I believe he is on Whidbey Island.

It is really easy to get used to modern convenience things like electricity, water, heat, fridge......and not remember that a single weather event can take all that way from you and your neighbors.

I am not a "Doomsday Prepper" - but having some equipment like a generator and enough fresh fuel to operate it for a couple of days can be a really good thing to have - otherwise all the food in the fridge and freezer can go bad really quickly.  We generally have enough food around the house that we could eat for a week or so - although the menu items might not be all that interesting at the end of the week.

Glad you and the Mrs. and the boat all got through the storm.

 

Stay safe, Dawg...
... and watch out for sharks in strange places... ...

Art Webb wrote on 11/18/15 at 09:53:41:


Man, I bet that's a real pisser when they come the day after you celebrated your grandma's 100th birthday with a giant cake.  

Kris01 wrote on 11/18/15 at 17:38:57:

That wa the given reason
I guess you were just supposed to sit in the dark and play with yourself if the power failed and you couldn't afford a battery powered light
After all, folks in low income housing can afford all KINZ of batteries
They even gave her crap about her Scentsy heaters (basically a night light that warmed pretty smelling wax)
I so want a hot tub

Thanks Bot.....

I made this deck, now this might give you a scare.....
With nothing but a thought in my head.  
I laid some headers out, framed it, then tied it together, made steps to the three different levels, set the piers, and I'll be danged if it din't come out sorta like it was suppose to  

Yeah we got green, but you got warmth  

I was one of only two bikes on the ferry this morning, 32 degrees and fog so thick I couldn't even see the end of my gut  

Some ice, just rode straight up in the curves, like it was my first time on a bike......

Next week it looks like the gal will sit, as it dips into the twenties and chance of snow.....
Getting too old to chance it anymore, even tho its a trip to ride in the dark, in the snow, its like flying through space!

raydawg wrote on 11/20/15 at 17:00:36:


I wonder if it's possible to wear everything I own at the same time... ...