Woohoo! We have power! There are crews from Nebraska in our neighborhood, and we had power for a few hours last night, it’s on tonight, and after more darkness tomorrow we’re expecting permanent restoral of service tomorrow.
Clean-up is proceeding, and many of the critical shortages for our area are being resolved. Fuel is now available at many locations, with a $40 limit. Most water is back on, though boil-water notices continue throughout the region. Power is restored to about 50% of homes in our area, and proceeding amazingly fast.
This wasn’t a situation where they had to repair lines. Instead, pretty much every pole has to be replaced. I’m amazed at how many linemen are out there working, from every imaginable place. These guys are amazing.
Life is good, and getting better.