Thanks for the kid thoughts, folks. Things are mostly back to normal here. I'll be cleaning up brush and limbs for all eternity, I think. I should have a contractor with a chainsaw here sometime this week. As one might imagine, it's more or less impossible to hire any tree services right now.
A lady of my acquaintance likes to tease me about 'internet addiction' and sent me a number of texts during my Week of Darkness asking how I was doing without it. The truth is that without running water, refrigeration or an easy way to cook food, the internets lose their shine pretty quickly. I did miss my music collection, though. I made do with my iPod and KS-75s. I had to charge the 'Pod, my laptop and cell phone at my friend's business (once HE got power back, that is.)
I'm seriously considering buying a generator. It's still pretty much impossible to find one locally. Stores were getting them in batches of 30-50 and they'd sell out in 15 minutes. One place had a waiting list, but the buyer had no say in what model they ended up with. It might be a 2000W 'suitcase' model, or a 6000W monster. Once the dust has settled a bit more, I'm going to research some different models. I don't want a cheap piece of crap that lasts one year, but I also want a generator that I can move by mysself.
