It was 2:00 am, and the wind was howling like a banshee when I got up to take Scout for a drink. As soon as I was vertical, Scout galloped down the hallway towards the back door, but to my dismay, the motion-sensitive hallway light failed to shine. My oh my, I am in the dark attempting to get Scout to his water, and the place is dark with a capital “D.”
SCE warned us about the wind, and sure enough, they flipped the switch at 12:09 am, as indicated by my internet-connected Honeywell thermostat system.
I waited for Scout to slurp his factory outside water before returning to bed. The sound of me banging into the hallway (without my flashlight) woke the Mrs. and I explained the situation. We both said, “Here we go again!”.
Our house cleaners were due at about 3:00 pm, and we had an Elks engagement at 3:45 and dinner with Dru and Bill Capps afterward. We told Domilita to do her best in the dark and without electricity.
We had a great dinner, and it was Pasta Night, so no one went home hungry!
When we got home, Mary backed out Precious, and I retrieved our trusty 8KW generator from its normal resting place in the garage. After a few pulls on the starter, it was up and humming, and Mary and I ran cords to the two refrigerators and the deep freezer. We let the engine run most of the night, much to the chagrin of the neighbors, although we have had no complaints.
We went to bed at 7:00 pm, and we both woke up due to the wind whistling, thinking it was 6:00 am. NOPE! It was 11:00 pm. We tossed and turned all night long, finally gave up at 6:0 am, and went to work.
