Thursday January 6, 2005
Man, cold weather sucks sometimes. Zach spent an hour trying to get IN to our cars. Both were frozen shut and both are really old, so you don’t want to just start tugging on the handles (especially the ponitiac) because they will just break off. He finally got into the Olds, but it wouldn’t even turn over. The cold killed the battery. So, he went out again trying to get in to the Pontiac. It took a while, but he finally got the front passenger door open and it did turn over. So, now he is trying to clear the ice off the windows. It will be a while.
This is one of the only situations I am glad we aren’t home owners because we don’t have to deal with cleaning up tons of branches, plus, since we are in higher density housing, we got electricity turned back on a LOT sooner than most people. They expect it to be another 10 days for a lot of people. The more rural you are, the longer it will take. My folks didn’t loose theirs this time and have had my Grandma over since hers got knocked out. Of course, the more rural you are, the more likely you are to be prepared for a lack of electricity.
