My wife and I live in Louisville. We got hit by a big wind storm yesterday, courtesy of Hurricane Ike. It knocked out power to about 300,000 customers, including us, and they are saying it might be a week before everyone’s power is restored. According to the fact box we are running in the paper tomorrow, all of the food in my fridge is already unsafe to eat. Apparently, that only takes 4-6 hours. The freezer is good for a day, though. Two if it’s totally full. Which mine is not. We will be living out of cans this week, I think.
It’s nothing like the destruction in Texas, but it does suck.
I’m posting from work right now, but it’s likely that I won’t be posting much the next few days.
Hope everyone is safe.
Hello! I wandered over here from your comment on Whatever. I’m pleased to see an interesting Louisville blogger (loved the Churchill entry). Best of luck with getting your power back. I hope Ike hasn’t done you and yours too much damage! We managed to escape anything beyond some big branches down.
Thanks! We don’t have any damage, besides the trash can full of spoiling food from the fridge.