Lift Up Your Hearts!

Monday, September 6, 2004. 7:45 a.m. Apparently there was a fair amount of wind and rain last night, but for the most part we slept through it. Porter heard a news report in the middle of the night, which said that the number of people without power in our county has greatly increased, which probably decreases the probability that we’ll get ours back anytime soon. The main problem is that the crews can’t work in winds over 30 mph. One good thing: Porter remembered the power converter we have in the car, and now that we can drive around the neighborhood to charge the battery, we can use it to run the TV for short periods of time, and to charge the laptop battery. We’re being conservative, not knowing how fast the car battery will drain, but it’s a comforting thought. In the meantime, I’m thinking of several projects that I can do without the computer and with less than optimal light—maybe I can accomplish them since I don’t have the computer to distract me. They wouldn’t be my top priority if we had power, but we don’t, so they get bumped up on the list.
Maybe today we can make contact with more friends. Some we reached yesterday and found they are doing all right, but with others we couldn’t get through by phone. They are probably fine, but they live in areas with less robust infrastructure (one reason we can’t reach them by phone), so it would be nice to know for certain.

In the meantime, it is still amazing to contemplate the fact that the rest of our family and friends are going about their normal lives. That includes their own problems, of course. I don’t think Frances can be blamed, but Aquillo snapped its mooring and ended up on the causeway! It’s okay, and safe in the boatyard now.