No electricity - laptop still working

[RosieRosie]

I'm not a happy camper. The electricity went out and the wind chill is 20 below zero F. The laptop is running on battery . The house is still warm - thank goodness for the well insulated windows. ComEd says there are 14 houses in my neighborhood without power. The Grammy Award show was pretty good tonight; I'm sorry I'm going to miss it. ComEd says they will let us know if the power is not on in 2 hours. Like we wouldn't notice! I'm worried about pipes freezing - Roy says I shouldn't worry. I guess it's just my nature. I think I'll save my batter and sign off for now.

 

[connie seabee]

Rosie, how awful being without electricity in the arctic cold weather. I certainly will keep you in my thoughts tonight. Please, if you don't have the electric back on in a couple of hours go to a hotel or a family members home. It's already 20 below zero. I can't remember a winter this bad in a long time.

 

[audrey]

we lost our power when the temp were over 100 we moved to 5th wheel with generator on all night and day it was off for 27 hours

 

[Lisa]

Rosie - turn the water on so it is running so the pipes don't freeze. I hope you get your power back soon!

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

That's what we did yesterday when we lost our power - turned the water on to drip in the utility room.

 

[Corky]

I hope things are going better for you this a.m. =hug

 

[Donna - dsw]

We would be out of luck as we live in an all electric house - - no way to heat without electric. Guess I would head to a hotel! lol

 

[RosieRosie]

Thanks, friends! Our electricity came back last night - there were 4 ComEd trucks in front of our house. Lisa, the first thing I did after lighting candles was to let the water in the upstairs sink drip to keep the pipes from freezing - that was my biggest concern. I didn't want to go to sleep til the power came on because I worry about hypothermia - Roy thinks I'm nuts, but he's a lot tougher than I am! If we were in another climate, losing the electricity would be a big inconvenience, but this time of year in the midwest it's just plain dangerous.