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Category Archives: power
Sep 17
Survivor: Cincinnati Day 4
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Back of apartment building
Day 4 of power being out in our neighborhood and for much of the Greater Cincinnati area. The Hurricane Ike-related windstorm on Sunday has caused power outages across Central and Southwestern Ohio. Utility crews are working to restore power to all customers. Duke Energy reported that about 90% of their customers in the Greater Cincinnati area have had power outages.
At home we’re hunkered down with flashlights and candles (shh!), ice, our propane grill, and whatever non-perishables we’ve found. We’ve thrown out most of the items in our refrigerator, and we really need to get some laundry done. We’re hopeful that power will be restored soon.
As I’ve entered our darkened neighborhood on my way home these past few nights, it has felt like I’m entering a scene from I Am Legend. I keep the blinds open at night when I go to bed to be cheered when the streetlights come on.
As I mentioned in the previous post, we’re using this time as an opportunity to get to know our neighbors better and definitely count our blessings. Those in the Gulf states are certainly worse off than we are.
For now, among my online friends, we’re affectionately calling this time Survivor: Cincinnati.
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Update: The power came on this afternoon! Yay!
Sep 15
Powerless yet powerful
In this audio post I share some thoughts about the recent power outage across Cincinnati and beyond.
Aug 27
Overnight Power Outage – Again
Mood: sleepy
Listening to: Jennie and Keisha talking about Keisha’s dreams last night
Reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
Eating: nothing yet (but coffee’s brewing, yay)
Power went out again last night. This time to the whole complex, it seemed. I woke up at about 4:15 AM because it was feeling stuffy. I noticed everything was off. So I grabbed my cell phone and used the light from it as a flashlight, since one was not readily available.
I went to the kitchen and checked the circuit breakers, but they were okay. So I found our telephone book and called Duke Energy to report the power outage. Someone else had already called, so my report was maybe the 2nd one. I opened all the windows and went back to bed – or at least tried to fall back to sleep.
Then, at about 4:50 AM, the fans came back on, and I got up and closed the windows again and turned the air back on.
