June 5, 2008

  • Blackout!

    There was a nasty storm that rolled through area yesterday.  I was at work at the time.  It got so bad they evacuated everyone above the 1st floor (to down to the 1st floor).  Black sky and horizontal rain about sums it up.  Very fast moving though.

    When I finally got home (an adventure in itself) I learned an "event" had gone through the area.  Not sure if they are calling it a tornado but it definetly had a path for several miles.  It passed right near the firehall.  The Chief was driving and got caught up in part of it.  He told me it was the worst thing he'd ever been in.

    Trees are down all over and such.  I have no power at home.   The last estimate I was able to get (they since stopped even giving them) is that it will be on by 6pm Saturday.  That is over 2 days from now as I write this.  But my property made it through okay so that is good.  Chester the car rode the storm out as well.  He was a bit wet when I got home and vocal about it.

    The firehall has no electric either.  What really burns me is that the power company doesn't consider it a priority.   To them it's just like another residence.  I had this discussion with them a few years back.  I probably blogged about it then.  Not a huge deal I suppose.  Just makes things like charging the portable radios a pain.  Oh, and opening the bay doors.  No tv, internet, ice maker, and things in the fridge/freezers may be lost.  /rant

    Plus, I have no phone at home either and no cell coverage.  If it were winter I could at least build a fire.

Comments (4)

  • Wow! And here I was mumbling to myself about how it was sprinkling outside when I left in the morning! I hope the power comes on before that! I can believe they don't consider the firehall a priority. Shame on them!!

  • That sounds really scary. Do you get tornados there? We very rarely ever get them around here.That's a good thing because I would be scared to death everytime a storm would come.Our phone and internet hasn't been working real good either.We have a underground phone line and it always acts up when it rains. We've told them about this many times,but last night it was really bad.Your a smart guy,how much to you know about DEP regulations? I'm have some problems,can't ask my township people because they are related to the problem.

    I can't believe they don't consider a firehouse a priority. I wonder if it would be a priority if their building was on fire?

  • I called and finally got a real person. She agreed it should be a priority and bumped it up the chain. I hope that helps some.

    @frogsong: What does DEP stand for? I am drawing a blank.

  • I hope power has been restored! 

    We had something come through our town last year.  Not quite a tornado, maybe a microburst, but it did a LOT of damage and I was the crazy mother out in the middle of it trying to get my son.  I wouldn't have been surprised to have a tree fall on my car as I was driving around, dodging uprooted trees, power lines and other things in the road.  It really was scary.  Of course,  the only thing that would take me out in it was a child.  I ended up getting a group of kids and bringing them back to my house, but by the time we got home, the worst of the storm had passed.  I/we had been smack dab in the middle of it. 

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