Last night we had a terrible ice storm! One of the limbs on the tree in our backyard split in two from the weight of the ice and fell on our house. I praise the Lord no one was hurt. That of course, woke my 2 year old son, who wanted a drink, tried to get it himself, and spilled water all over his bed. (I had to lay a Superman towel over it to get him to back to sleep). When we woke up this morning, we found we had no power. That was TOUGH! Our heat turned off, we had no water, and we didn't want to open the refrigerator because we didn't know how long the power would be off, and we didn't want the food to spoil. (Which it occurs to me now we could have just taken it and set it outside. Duh!) Anyway, in the middle of all this fun we were having, my son tells me that his tummy hurts. His eyes started to water, and his mouth started to pucker like he had eaten a bug, the next thing I know, I've got puke all over me, and all over my new couch. (now, remember, we had no running water-YUCK!) Our power is turned back on now, and boy am I grateful! Anybody else have a good "losing power" story??
Just a couple of thoughts on what to do if you lose power:
- Make sure to stay warm by adding extra layers and wearing hats
- Check on your elderly neighbors and make sure they're dressed appropriately. Also, if they have medical machinery that runs on electricity, make sure they are moved to a place where they can find electric
- Be careful when going out, because there may some traffic lights without power as well
- Call 911 and report any down traffic lines
Stay safe in this cold weather!!
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