[Lakegeezer]

After 70 hours without power, it is back. Less than three full days off the power grid, and the thoughts what would be needed for weeks or months without power really became clear. The value of planning was too!

In our case, three large trees blocked the road out. Keith, the neighborhood lumberjack had us out by noon, the day after the storm. Up the road, a pole came down, smashing the transformer. It was interesting to see the guts inside. Two days after the storm, the pole driller came by and planted a new pole. The transformer arrived on Friday, and by Friday afternoon, power was restored. We're still driving over the cable and telephone lines. No worse for wear - Spectrum/TWC Internet is working just fine.

It was an experience to tell stories about for years. The wind howled for more than four hours and the gusts were at ludicrous speed.

The best part was how the neighborhood came together. Everyone was checking on each other and doing what had to be done. We got through it.