Goodbye Irene

About two hours after posting the "Hello Irene" blog ta-da, the electricity went out – three days and 10 gallons of gas later we're back on the grid. I hate to think what's going to happen when the big solar plasma storm the scientists expect hits. It's nice to have a generator in this situation but the insistence sound of the motor at a constant roar on our deck doesn't take long to get to you. I shut it down at night though a couple of our neighbors have a regular backup system that starts up when needed and shuts down when the power returns. They were just far enough away to not disturb a nights sleep. Relatively not much damage in our yard, a lot of leaf and stick material scattered about. The wind did sent the propane grill off the deck, the cover must have acted as a parachute and gave it some lift. Now that the power is back on I told Carol I feel as though I have a touch of Stockholm Syndrome, I miss the dominance of the generator... oh, there, its passed. I wonder if there's a cold brew in the fridge?