Power came back on at 02:50:29 UTC (minus the time it took my computer to reboot). So it was out almost exactly 18 hours. Not too bad at all. Woo! It is good to have tricity again!
Just a couple other notes about the storm though…
In my last post I forgot to mention that on the way home, as I was crossing the bridge on the interstate in the poring rain, my wipers stopped working and I couldn’t see a thing. Not even two inches in front of me, let alone more. I drove the rest of the way across the bridge poking my head out the window every few seconds to make sure I was not going to hit anything, and going 20 miles per hour with my blinkers on. It was quite nerve-racking. In any case, I got to the other side of the bridge, got pulled over onto a side street, and then was able to fix my wipers… they had hit each other and gotten jammed such that playing with the controls inside the car hadn’t been able to free them. Then I went the rest of the way home.
Tonight as I left work I knew I needed gas. I went past my normal exit by a bit to the next gas station. No electricity. Closed. Went back in the other direction where I had seen an open station… but with a huge line. I ended up waiting in line at the gas station almost an hour to fill up my tank. I just finally got home, an hour and a half after leaving work.
But the lights are on. Woo!
flashes of Ace Ventura entered my mind’s-eye. too funny.
Never saw that movie. Did his windshield wipers die?
his windshield wiper was smashed/cracked so he drove with his head out the window.
Ah. Of course most of the time I had my head inside and just hoped I wouldn’t hit anything. Cause whenever I stuck my head out I would swerve a little bit and risk having the cars which were passing me knock my head off.