How much of a bomb this wind event seemed to individuals varied significantly on your location. At our house, it was insignificant. The lights flickered, but we never lost power.
At work, an entirely different universe.
Just figuring out which roads were passable was work. I looked at Google maps before I left the house and chose a different route than I would normally take. My normal route had a red line where there were no intersections. Turns out that road was completely blocked all day. I am not even sure if it’s open today. The roads show blue if there is no traffic, which can be confusing.
Our office has a skookum generator, so we have power and heat. More than one employee has used our showers today (day 2), and a few have family members joining us for warmth and internet.
Several people reported they had no cell phone service at their house, and I have partial service at work. I can usually text, but not make outgoing calls, even on wi-fi. Although I can receive calls.
I haven’t heard an estimate yet of when we will start to get power back at our many work sites. At least one co-worker has a Saturday noon estimate at their house.
I am lucky to be able to be warm at work and home!
Our work Thanksgiving lunch was to be yesterday, but we were in full response trying to get a handle on the situation. So today is the day. There are turkeys cooking outside my office door. Mmmmm.
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