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Storm at 3am.....
Jan. 4th, 2012 10:08 pm...and no power until 1pm. At that, I was lucky, since bloke at Western Power quoted me 2.30pm.
The thunderstorm broke right overhead just before 3am, waking me up and was so damn loud I was sure they'd have heard it in Claremont but when I called M to ask if they had power there she said, "What storm?" Unfortunately not a lot of rain resulted. I think Collie got that, since the friend for whom I'm plant-sitting said she'd be coming back tomorrow, not today, as it was too wild to drive.
It's amazing what a handicap it felt like, to have no electricity for that long. This area is indeed fortunate in that when it happens, it's normally not for very long at all. Ten hours is by far the longest break. First thing on my mind was "No tea!" and the second was concern about the rats, should the temperature rise. They were headed for a cold water dunking, had the power not come back on when it did. And yes, we're all spoilt!
The thunderstorm broke right overhead just before 3am, waking me up and was so damn loud I was sure they'd have heard it in Claremont but when I called M to ask if they had power there she said, "What storm?" Unfortunately not a lot of rain resulted. I think Collie got that, since the friend for whom I'm plant-sitting said she'd be coming back tomorrow, not today, as it was too wild to drive.
It's amazing what a handicap it felt like, to have no electricity for that long. This area is indeed fortunate in that when it happens, it's normally not for very long at all. Ten hours is by far the longest break. First thing on my mind was "No tea!" and the second was concern about the rats, should the temperature rise. They were headed for a cold water dunking, had the power not come back on when it did. And yes, we're all spoilt!