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Originally Posted by Nightingale
Glad you didn't have to experience the power outage...not much fun.
Several years ago we had an ice storm here. The downed tree limbs and ice took down everything...all the power lines and even the poles were down from the weight of the ice.
I always thought I wanted to live during the pioneer times or at least during the sixties in a commune with other hippies and "live off the land". Let me tell you, after three days without water(we have a well so we lose it without electricity) heat, lights and trying to run a household despite that fact, I was cryin' like a baby!
We couldn't leave because of all the animals that I have and all the relatives that we have around here were in the same boat.
We were without power for two weeks and some of our friends were without for a month...yes, that's right, I said a month!
I never want to live without electricity again...lol.
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Sounds like what happened to us when Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida in October of 2005. The storm was so violent that she knocked down power poles and the poles that were left standing had the lines ripped right out of them.
I still remember how scary it was seeing the lines tearing apart while still live. The sparks flew across our backyard and we could hear that loud Pop..pop...pop from the electricity.
After the storm, our entire screened-in patio enclosure had been destroyed and the electrical lines were so damaged that we were 17 days without power.
I still have photos from the damage. One day I'm going to have my friend scan them so I can post them.
It was a scary time, but now that its passed (till next hurricane season??!!) I think some folks might find it interesting.