Tuesday, July 28, 2026

News flash: power's out

 It's 7:00 a.m. Tuesday as I type this.

Fierce storms came through yesterday.   The 3" of rain was welcome but the high winds were not.  The power went out at 3 p.m.   A friend and I went out to dinner.  I pulled my armchair next to the front window and read by sunlight and then lantern-light.  

I had the presence of mind to open the garage door before the storm.  I plugged devices into the USB connectors in the car to charge.  I left the car running until they were fully juiced up. 

ComEd reports that power should be back by noon tomorrow for most customers.  

It could be a lot worse.  In some south suburbs there was golf ball-sized hail, roofs blew off, and basements flooded.

No sewing for a couple of days!    

Now to go out to find a cup of coffee......

1 comment:

  1. It's good to hear you avoided storm damage. Very clever to open the garage door. I remember filling our bathtub with water years ago when a huge ice storm had been forecast. My husband teased me, but that water was appreciated to flush the toilet after our power went out during that ice storm.

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