Last night I saw a sign up in someone's yard. It read "AEP (stands for) Absolutely NO Electric Power... WTFxup?! (and a few other choice words meddled in)." Now... if you don't know what that abbreviation stands for... google it because I'm not about to type it out. Frankly... what was this lady trying to get with this sign? We all have lost power... we are ALL having to empty our fridges and toss everything out... we are ALL int he same boat. (Can we toss her over board?)
The funny thing was... in response to the crazy cat lady across the street and a block down someone had a louder, prouder 'WE LOVE AEP' sign.
Don't get me wrong, I've been just as frustrated off and on as the crazy cat lady, however... perspective changes things. The guys working on restoring our power back from the aftermath of IKE that swept over the midwest are the same guys that got called down to Texas to help with the initial storm! They are no doubt tired, taxed, and in need of a leg up, not a smack across the face for losing even more time from their families.
*Sigh* I do really want our power back on. Mom had to throw out her whole freezer and fridge. If you've never had to do that before... its a LOT of money! Just think about how much ketchup and mayo cost! You have to throw it all out but your soda.
Anyway... for those not in the midwest or unsure of what happened... we had the 'remnants' of Ike and 60 mph sustained winds for about 4hrs... then 30-40 mph sustained winds for a couple more. Very light rain though, which was weird to be honest. So... basically... tons of trees down and no power as a result.
AEP is saying that Lancaster should be restored to 100% power by midnight Friday. Yes... *cricket cricket* Friday!!!! It seems a bit barbaric that we have to wait so long, but we still have our house and Panera and Starbucks have wifi so I'm not completely shut off to the world. Thanks for everyone that's messaged, called, texted, etc.
Love you guys!!!
