Safe.
Minimal Damage(s) personally
It got a wee bit hairy at 0130 when the surge came 5 feet up the driveway.... THAT TBH was scary AF seeing a lake where my street was. 20+ years here and NEVER had anything like that before
TONS of branches down and trees stripped bare.
No generator set up yet. Waiting until daylight, unlike the neighbors who busted them out as soon as the storm went past... Those folks have NOT set up security on them either.
Power I think is going to be down a looong minute.
Already made contact w/the former DotMil neighbors who, like me were doing BDA at 0530 (battle damage assessment).
Having a backup cell phone if only for power is a REALLY good idea, as the lil chineseum back up powerpack I -had- (of course) took a shit and was/is inop.
This also meant the lil LED USB lights were/are worthless as no place to plug the USB gizmo into
Kenny if you could let the folks know I'd appreciate it. It's gonna be a minute B4 I poast as far as I know
An interesting experience so far.
Drinking water -might- become an issue per the radio. Which also: get a small AM/FM/SW1-2 Radio w/a hand crank.
Never realized just how quiet this place is without the civilizational noises around....
More Later
Billy/BCE
Thank you for passing that on
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ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that.
ReplyDeleteNone of us are really prepared for this. It’s just survival at its best. Just need to stay calm and collected while no one else is.
ReplyDeleteNews up here said that it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but it still sounds like a mess. Glad to hear you and yours are ok.
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Thanks for the heads up, stayed up till 2am watching the big H go right over his ass. A little verklempt at the relatively great news.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving us the update, Kenny
ReplyDeleteGlad you are ok, yeah it'll be a minute or two before electric is back up, I was without the grid for a month after Ida..... Be safe
ReplyDeleteJD
Thank you Mr. Lane for the public service announcement. Knuckledraggin is my first cyber stop in the morning and I was hoping to see his site had been updated with good news.
ReplyDeleteWell that’s certainly some good news. BCE will be helping others shortly I bet. This is what we do.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that "quiet"...I love that quiet after the storm when the buzz of electricity is down and I can hear the voice of God again.
ReplyDeleteHad a Radio Shack "Realistic" AM/FM/SW radio I purchased about 25 years ago, back when they made some decent stuff. Worked OK last year, but when I pulled it out before Helene, it was DOA. And no, I never stored batteries in it.
ReplyDeleteNew one arrives today via Amazon, with added NOAA Weather channels and a digital display.
I've always insisted on SW bands because you never know when you'll need news with a different (maybe even honest) slant.
Glad to hear, might need to make a beer run. How did the Hair Diva make out?
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