Christmas Ice Storm Leaves Rev. in the Dark... AGAIN!!

You might be wondering why the blog hasn't been updated in a few days. Well, mother nature is one twisted sister! An ice storm that started late on Christmas Eve culminated in downed power lines once again. We lost electric service at 10:00 am on Friday, Christmas morning and didn't get it back until 7:30 pm Sunday night.

This latest winter crap-fest came on the heels of last week's 14-inch snowfall, most of which is still with us. As usual we cranked up the generator, which kept the fridge going and allowed us to catch a little TV on a small digital set with digital rabbit ears.

Paul and I -- and the three cats -- made it through unscathed, except for a severe case of cabin fever. After three housebound days, it was getting kind of tense here, mostly between the cats. Now it's time to do laundry and clean up inside and outside the house. Lots of tree limbs down all over the yard. The ducks are the only ones who don't seen to mind so much. The snow from last week has melted enough for them to get to the pond and splash around a bit in the small area that's not frozen over.

Will resume regular updates in the morning. Waiting for the water heater to do it's job so I can enjoy a much-needed shower. Sponge baths aren't as much fun when you have to give them to yourself.

Hope you all had a great Christmas, or whatever you celebrate at this time of year.

Ice Storm Hits Morning Wood Acres (and the rest of Floyd County)

Image via Wikipedia

Sorry for the late posting today. We had a freezing rain event here last night and the power cut out at about 3am. No power means no water, since we're on a well. No electricity = no pump = no shower = one smelly Rev.

I came into work early to get cleaned up (whore's bath in the rest room) and brought the trusty lap top to update the blog via the "borrowed" wi-fi from the real estate office next door.

Having been through this at least 3 times a year for the eight years we've had Morning Wood (pun intended), we have plenty of emergency supplies stocked up. The gas logs in the fireplace keep the house warm and the stove and oven are gas as well. We have rechargeable flash lights and lanterns at the ready and a radio that's powered by a generator with a wind-up spring.

It was a pretty drive in, with the sun coming up and glistening off the ice covered mountain ridges. The ealy morning mist over the farmland gave everything a surreal look. Like something familiar, yet alien at the same time. I didn't have my camera with me, but this pic from the web will give you an idea of what it's like this morning. Temps are supposed to be in the 40's and 50's today, so it should all be gone soon.