My office reopened this morning; a location only blocks from the county offices has its advantages. I was able to go in and recharge my laptop, and get caught up on a little work.
Still no power at home, though, and the power company story at the moment is “95% of our customers will have their sefvice restored by Nov. 13.” Gee, only three weeks without a hot shower, how nice! I don’t expect it will take that long, but an NPR interview with a Red Cross rep said they are ready to start providing hot meals tomorrow, so mayne I’m overly optimistic.
This would be a nice, peaceful time for most people, a time to catch up on their reading, chat with their friends, just generally relax. But as this is proving, I have a limited tolerance for relaxation. The battery lamps I have aren’t bright enough to read by without getting a headache, and the cat provides limited opportunities for conversation. At least the weather is cool for now; I shudder to think what this town will be like without air conditioning and temperatures back in the 90s, as we’re expecting next week.
And while this Verizon cellular modem was wonderful yesterday, today it’s having issues. I guess that it only works well when there’s no competition, and now that the other cell networks are getting their towers back on-line, it’s showing its true reliability.
Anyway, I’ll try to sneak in an occasional update from time to time, but I’m not certain how relable it will be until power is restored.