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Feb. 8th, 2010 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
astra_nomerFinally, internet again!
We lost power Saturday afternoon and are still waiting for the power company to fix it, and I'm only now able to get back online.
We had about, 18-24" inches of snow between Friday and Saturday. Which would be a significant snowfall anywhere, but is completely paralyzing in a place like Washington, DC. Our street was plowed once, early on in the storm. The plows tried to come through yesterday, but some inconsiderate idiot left his truck in the middle of the street, so they only made it part way up. The police came and towed it yesterday, but the plow hasn't been back yet.
Son the Elder's best friend and his twin brother live up the street, so we've been spending lots of time here. It's where I am now, writing this. It's a very localized power outage, only about 10 houses, which may mean we may not get power until the end of the week, since the power company has another 50,000 customers without power to deal with also. We've trod a regular path in the street through the snow. The husband broke the path originally, and between us going back and forth and various neighbors using it, it's a regular thoroughfare now.
Also, my in-laws had come down for a visit on Thursday evening. I bet they are wishing they stayed in upstate New York, where it's warm and balmy by comparison!
Our house is down to about 47 degrees now. Next trip, I'll probably bring the cat up here, and hopefully she'll get along with the dog.
We lost power Saturday afternoon and are still waiting for the power company to fix it, and I'm only now able to get back online.
We had about, 18-24" inches of snow between Friday and Saturday. Which would be a significant snowfall anywhere, but is completely paralyzing in a place like Washington, DC. Our street was plowed once, early on in the storm. The plows tried to come through yesterday, but some inconsiderate idiot left his truck in the middle of the street, so they only made it part way up. The police came and towed it yesterday, but the plow hasn't been back yet.
Son the Elder's best friend and his twin brother live up the street, so we've been spending lots of time here. It's where I am now, writing this. It's a very localized power outage, only about 10 houses, which may mean we may not get power until the end of the week, since the power company has another 50,000 customers without power to deal with also. We've trod a regular path in the street through the snow. The husband broke the path originally, and between us going back and forth and various neighbors using it, it's a regular thoroughfare now.
Also, my in-laws had come down for a visit on Thursday evening. I bet they are wishing they stayed in upstate New York, where it's warm and balmy by comparison!
Our house is down to about 47 degrees now. Next trip, I'll probably bring the cat up here, and hopefully she'll get along with the dog.
