YuleLog Ornament Collector's Bulletin Board Forums Discussion Ornament Collecting Discussion OT: HURRICANE

What an adventure Hurricane Milton was in my area. I was so happy to get my power back yesterday. Three and a half days without power was enough for me.

My house had no damage. There are trees down everywhere. So much flooding near the Gulf or rivers.

I was wondering if you were hit with the hurricane. Glad to see you back on the board.

Glad your power is back and you have no damage.

Praying for those effected by the storm.

I'm glad to hear you're OK and have power again.

A transformer near my house blew just after 5 on a Friday night last July. I didn't have power again until Monday around noon. I spent two nights in my house; the first one was OK but the second one was so painful I checked into a nearby hotel for Sunday night. I had to go to a laundromat on Saturday night since I was almost out of clean clothes.

When I called one nearby hotel chain to see if the location near me had power I talked to someone who needs lessons on being understanding to people who call to check whether a location has power before making a reservation. The guy I talked to told me that he had just finished watching a baseball game from Kansas City, MO and they didn't have power problems. I managed to not tell him that I think he's an idiot for telling me that, the Royals play in Missouri, and that's a different electric company. I knew that people had come from several states requiring a long drive to come and help, but to tell someone who knows enough to call and ask about a power outage before making a reservation doesn't deserve an answer like that. I told him I have two friends who live in my suburb and they had power while I didn't and houses down the street had power before I did. I stayed at another chain's location where the manager told me they had problems with people above the first floor who had challenges getting down there.