Post by hooligan on Dec 27, 2013 23:38:47 GMT -5
Belated Christmas greetings to all! Our Christmas dinner was a box of Timbits. LOL. One of the more memorable Christmases ever!
Our power was out for nearly six days, but unlike your niece, Barb, we were nervous about straying very far from home. So we stayed here -- in the cold and dark. Our street, which is lined with huge (and beautiful) mature silver maples is a mess. Trees, limbs, branches, and hydro wires were, and are, down everywhere. It was hard to get in and out of the neighbourhood. It got so cold in the house that the water in Jack's bowl -- and the water in the upstairs toilet bowl -- froze.
At three this morning, Jack woke us up by barking up a storm. After telling him (unsuccessfully) to shut up, we decided that we should check to see what was up. And sure enough, three crews in big boom-crane trucks were out working on the street. They had already removed the big branch that had been hooked over the wires leading into our house, and that was probably what got Jack going. We were sooo happy to see them.
So we apologized to him, told him he was a good boy, and went back to sleep. And woke up this morning to heat and light. Yay!
Over the past six days, Jack hasn't been getting his usual level of activity. It has just been too icy to do much more than take him for short walks around the neighbourhood. And with branches and limbs still coming down, doing even that has been a little nerve-racking. And of course, things around the house have been topsy-turvy, as we have huddled around the fireplace in the living room. He likes his routines, so he was a little squirrely for the first couple of days, but he finally settled down and accepted the new normal. He even got to sleep on the couch, not something that is usually allowed.
Bless the hydro crews who are working day and night to get people back online. And our sympathies to anyone who is still in the cold and dark.
Our power was out for nearly six days, but unlike your niece, Barb, we were nervous about straying very far from home. So we stayed here -- in the cold and dark. Our street, which is lined with huge (and beautiful) mature silver maples is a mess. Trees, limbs, branches, and hydro wires were, and are, down everywhere. It was hard to get in and out of the neighbourhood. It got so cold in the house that the water in Jack's bowl -- and the water in the upstairs toilet bowl -- froze.
At three this morning, Jack woke us up by barking up a storm. After telling him (unsuccessfully) to shut up, we decided that we should check to see what was up. And sure enough, three crews in big boom-crane trucks were out working on the street. They had already removed the big branch that had been hooked over the wires leading into our house, and that was probably what got Jack going. We were sooo happy to see them.
So we apologized to him, told him he was a good boy, and went back to sleep. And woke up this morning to heat and light. Yay!
Over the past six days, Jack hasn't been getting his usual level of activity. It has just been too icy to do much more than take him for short walks around the neighbourhood. And with branches and limbs still coming down, doing even that has been a little nerve-racking. And of course, things around the house have been topsy-turvy, as we have huddled around the fireplace in the living room. He likes his routines, so he was a little squirrely for the first couple of days, but he finally settled down and accepted the new normal. He even got to sleep on the couch, not something that is usually allowed.
Bless the hydro crews who are working day and night to get people back online. And our sympathies to anyone who is still in the cold and dark.