Well, the storm has pretty much passed here. We got off light, compared to folks east and northeast of here – it was pretty much like a sustained strong thunderstorm here all day long. 30 MPH winds sustained, gusts of 50 MPH, and all of 1.5″ of rain. Naturally, the biggest excitement we had was right as the last bit was passing through: a couple of transformers in the woods behind the house blew. Big flashes, lots of sparks. very pretty, but guess what? No power. It came on again for about a half hour, then went out again just as Takaza had batter ready for banana bread ready to go into the oven.

We drove around a bit, then wound up at wildmouse and me_not_you‘s place, where they kindly lent us the use of their cooking facilities and we had a nummy steak dinner, with banana bread for dessert. Plus we watched the Virginia Tech/Texas A&M game, which was way cool.

So now we’re back snug in the house, the power is on, and the A/C unit is back in the window so our bedroom will be its customary refrigerator temperatures.

My thoughts turn to our friends in Tidewater and Richmond, Virginia. I hope y’all are safe, dry, and that they get power back to you as quickly as possible.

Oh, and thanks for your thoughts, werellama – we are indeed OK and much better off than I could have hoped after a sizable storm like this has rolled through.