The neighbors Bradford pear split—Half of it landed on my car, the other half crashed into our backyard. Max (who is a quick thinker in emergencies) went to Home Depot and got a gas-powered chain saw to cut the limbs from around my car. There’s not a single scratch or dent on it. A bent aerial—that’s it. Amazing! The last three days have been out of the ordinary, to say the least. We were without power 70 hours. Here are a few of my observations:
- I’m not as resilient as I thought.
- 54 degrees is cold inside your house.
- Tough times draw neighbors together. One neighbor borrowed my old-fashioned can opener to open dog food for his elderly labs. Meanwhile, he checked on and helped several retired neighbors.
- Max put the chain saw to good use helping get large fallen trees out of the street.
- Coffee (by the pot) from the local convenience store should never be taken for granted.
- Fast food is not fast when twelve cars snake around the drive through, and the lines inside are even longer. And no one complains. Hot food is worth the wait.
- Having no TV or Internet didn’t seem like much of an inconvenience.
- Cell phones are fantabulous!
3 comments:
I'm glad you are okay, and what a blessing your car was encased but not squashed!
You Are blessed. Glad you have electricity back. I like your list of observances too. And, you've been tagged. You can check out my blog at http://nita-onewomansview.blogspot.com/ to read the rules.
So glad your car is okay! Can't believe how panicked we were yesterday evening when the electricity blipped 3-4 times. Just for a split second, but we definitely feared another round of cooking by sterno and bundling up in front of the fireplace.
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