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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
What? No Power?
I sit here in the dark writing this post on the laptop, with what is left of its battery power. (Obviously I am not posting directly into the blog, as that requires an active internet connection - I will post when we have power agian, which is when you will be reading this.)
For much of yesturday the power was out, and the internet connection was spotty when the power was actually on. Today I am hoping that it is not the same. It is quarter after 8 and its been dark for about an hour now. We'll have to see how long it lasts. I am fortunate that I work from home in the sense that last night, when power and internet were restored, I was able to get some work done, but it is certainly nicer to have it done during the day. Hopefully it will be back on soon as I have pleanty to do! Yesturday Lyndsay arrived home early, the school was closed. Can't have the school open with no power, and also no heat! The snow came down mostly all day requiring a few shovel sessions for the driveway. Overnight we had another 10+ cm of snow putting our total to somewhere around the 2 foot mark. This morning we cleared the driveway, but I know it will require more shoveling in a few hours. The mountain alongside the driveway continues to grow. I am curious just how high it will get by the end of the winter. While the power outages over the past few days have made it interesting, and almost a bit of an adventure, no electricity is certainly an inconvienience. With todays technology we rely on it for everything. Our house is heated by propane, but without power, the furnace wont work. Because we are on a well, we are limited to whatever pressure is left in the water tank as the pump will be unable to bring us any more. Even the septic is fed with a pump requiring electricity, so no showers, and no bathroom breaks! Cant even cook up anything to eat! The only real concern is the issue regarding heat, but luckily today, it is a 'warm' -1C. At any rate, I should try to get some work done while I still have battery life on this laptop. I do hope to post photos of the snow shortly to the photos section of VanAchte.com. Check back sometime during the upcoming weekend, I should have something posted by then. << Return to Blog << Return to DeaseLake.net |
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