Power Outage HIts Chestefield - 28% without power
Day Two of the Power Outage. Luckily it's on a Sunday, so work isn't affected, and we've had the foresight to plan out our working conditions for next week, so clients don't worry, although you should reach us on our cell phones, not our home phone.
Day One was exciting - a bit of an adventure as we coped with no power. We read, lit candles, prepared batteries and the food on our gas grill, and put on an extra sweater for the cold.
Day Two, the temperature in the condo dropped to 60 degrees, and now we're wondering how much colder it will get.
Through it all, I don't blame Ameren - in fact, I have an idea for a consumer blog for them. They've been getting a lot of blame for power losses and a rate hike, but clearly it would seem a rate hike is in order.
Personally, we have high spirits, and we are grateful for our neighbors. Everyone checked in on everyone else, and there's that Midwest attitude of getting by. I think we're just in an area that gets how lucky we are, a few days, even a week without power is a chance to reflect on how good we really have it in this country. After all, this is rare.
Our prayers go out to the Ameren workers toiling in dangerous conditions.
Day One was exciting - a bit of an adventure as we coped with no power. We read, lit candles, prepared batteries and the food on our gas grill, and put on an extra sweater for the cold.
Day Two, the temperature in the condo dropped to 60 degrees, and now we're wondering how much colder it will get.
Through it all, I don't blame Ameren - in fact, I have an idea for a consumer blog for them. They've been getting a lot of blame for power losses and a rate hike, but clearly it would seem a rate hike is in order.
Personally, we have high spirits, and we are grateful for our neighbors. Everyone checked in on everyone else, and there's that Midwest attitude of getting by. I think we're just in an area that gets how lucky we are, a few days, even a week without power is a chance to reflect on how good we really have it in this country. After all, this is rare.
Our prayers go out to the Ameren workers toiling in dangerous conditions.
posted by James Durbin @ 7:21 AM PERMALINK
1 Comments:
Sounds like the weather in the midwest is somewhat challenging. That why I have moved to California.
Hope your power goes back on soon. Have fun with your candlelight evenings.
Sue Wetzel
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