Brie though I should make a post. Even if it is on a computer running by generator power.
I really don't know what to say, things have been getting more stressful for me. The longer we go without power the more annoyed I get. The laundry is piling up and I miss being able to cook a real meal. I'm dreaming of the moment I can sit in the jacuzzi tub and soak.
I had some issues with our generator beginning at 4:30 am on Wednesday. With all the use it's getting I need to be changing the oil every 2 days and I didn't realize that. Luckily it has a detector that shuts the engine down if the oil gets low.
The generator is also not powerful enough for this house. Our neighbor's is 7500 watts while ours is only 5500. Our water heater alone takes 5100, so in order to get hot water I have to shut the power off to everything and run only the water heater. Of course, I just feel fortunate to have any generator. If it wasn't for Brie's parents we would have been sitting in the dark, taking cold water sponge baths (or going to our neighbors) for the last 7 days. Generators seems to go from around $700 for about 5000 watts to $1,500 for 10,000 I can't seem to find anything inbetween. Of course, the Tim in me says we are saving for a 10,000 watt so that next season we won't have to worry about power at all.
I did get some great video of the storm, but the files are 8Mb without sound. In order to edit them I need to pay $30 for the upgraded version of Quicktime and with the cost of the storm already having pretty major effects on our financial situation that's not where I need to be putting our money.
I do have a cell phone now. Another storm mandatory expense we didn't plan on. I'm not really giving out the number because it's a Virgin Mobile pay as you go phone and I can't really afford to have a lot of calls coming in. Beside we just barely get signal out here in nowhere land.
Nothing much else I care to report on right now. The boys are going to be in school until the end of June at this rate, making up all the days lost by this storm, plus we have been told to expect more snow than usual this winter.
just keep reminding myself, I wanted this adventure, I wanted this adventure, I want this adventure, I want this adventure!
Posted by John at September 25, 2003 02:21 PM