Dammit Rainbow Dash!

July 13, 2011 10:32 PM 7/13/11

Next time make sure you schedule the weather teams so they produce regular showers not massive storms! And don’t put Derpy in charge of the lightning!

Anyways...

There are a lot of people in our area still that are without power. We were damn lucky we got it back that evening. A friend of mine has been over the last three days with a garbage can getting water so they can wash and flush the toilets because their well pump doesn’t work without power. (Yet another reason to eventually get off the grid.)

There are even people a street over that don’t have power yet. I’ve never heard so many generators nor seen so many campers and tents in peoples yards and driveways. They’re talking Friday for a good portion of people around here. (Northern Illinois)

We managed to get off light. A couple of downed branches and power out for 18 hours or so. Fortunately it didn’t rain. The battery sump pump works but I’m not sure it would work for 18 hours. (I should really test that one day when the main sump pump is going off regularly or something just to see how long it runs.)

( I don't want to jinx it but... )