Trees Suck

The only damage suffered to YPS Manor from the hurricane was a shitload of branches blown down. Actually, the top halves of trees is a more accurate description. Well, a piece of siding came loose on the eaves of the guest house, but that's minor. As you might guess, we have power and internet again. Judging from the news, this puts us in a rather distinct minority.

Of course, we had a generator running yesterday when the power was out, so we didn't do too badly, anyway. We had cold beverages and food, plus radio and fans. Out of all our service providers, the winner has to be the gas and the water. We never lost either one, which means we had hot showers yesterday after dragging debris all around the yard. Of course, with no AC and a humidity level of 90%+, if you moved at all after the shower you were covered in sweat again. Next would be AT&T. The landline and text messaging were fairly relaible throughout the events. Comcast and the power company are about tied. They both went out early, but were restored within 24 hours. Given the magnitude of the disaster, I guess I can't complain.

Definitely some lessons learned about the disaster planning, though. One important lesson: gas-powered chainsaw. My little bitty electric chainsaw is the wrong tool in this environment. However, most of the lessons are at the margins. We had everything we needed, just not necessarily in the right place. The generator was an issue in that you have to locate everything you want to run in close proximity to the generator. Some prior planning in this respect would have been helpful.

Anyhow, I'm off to see if I can find a retail establishment open and to check on the new house. Enjoy your Sunday.