First, I hope everyone who got pulverized by Sandy is managing OK.
I know a lot of folks who were dealt a bad hand by Mother Nature this past week--I see Sinistron was yet another one. Sorry to hear that.
I was just going to ask if anyone's seen Esteban, & here he showed up today & posted several times!
I just got my power back today, a few hours shy of a week (7 horrible f*cking days) without power/heat. It was getting really cold the past few days, too.
My 15-month-old twins were sleeping/napping in their snowsuits to stay warm. Their noses/cheeks were ice-cold, but otherwise they are tough little bastards. Saturday and Sunday night was too cold (dropping below freezing) so we stayed with a friend with a generator. Holy sh*t the heat felt nice. We still spent our days back at home (to give our hosts a break) and the novelty of "camping inside your house" wore off pretty quickly.
I'll spare you the details about saving spoiling food for meals and all the complications of no traffic lights functioning, no businesses open, no ATM's operating to dispense cash (should you find a business open, it's cash only), etc. etc.
Thankfully, though, no major damage to my home.