Just five hours shy of three complete days without electricity (that's 67 hours for those who need the math explained!) - poof - the power was back on!
The first night was a minor inconvenience, the second night an adventure, but the third night was downright annoying! We were just making plans to spend the fourth night somewhere else, when our plans became unnecessary.
It was quite a cold weekend to spend without heat. When we woke up Sunday morning our house was down to 52 degrees! Still a lot better than the 25 degrees outside. On the bright side, we just threw all our food from the fridge out on the porch (some in an ice chest) and it all stayed quite cool.
Sure we flushed the toilet a bit less than we'd like, but overall, I think we managed quite well, thanks in part to friends. Friday night we had dinner with friends that we were supposed to be hosting - we even got showers out of the deal. Saturday we spent some time at the neighbors across the street with a generator, took a long nap, and then spend the evening at the Salem mall (my first visit!) and Papa's Pizza with it's indoor playpark. And Sunday, we turned a brunch invitation into an all day affair (again with showers!). Thanks a bunch to Sarah and Andrew, who invited us for breakfast, but who were still quite gracious when we were still lingering at dinnertime!
On the downside, the ice machine melted all over the homemade pumpkin ravioli I had in the freezer for Christmas. I was so proud of myself for having a fairly nice meal not only planned, but mostly prepared as well! Not sure if they are still servable. Oh, well, guess there is still time before Christmas to make more.
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