Glenn Glazer wrote: > Just a quick note to our friends that we are alive and well despite the > massive storms in our area. The major problem for us is that like 1.5 > million other PGE customers, we are out of power (source: SJ Mercury > News). Unlike many in the more urban areas however, we actually have a > generator, which means that we are relatively warm and comfortable > inside the house. We do have to feed gas into the generator every six > hours or so and power it down overnight. On the plus side, we've built > fires in the fireplace, snuggling and drinking homemade brandy while we > listen to the drumming on the roof and the thunder rumble. I think I've > seen more rain this weekend than in a decade in Los Angeles. ;)
It's been pretty exciting here too. Not a lot of flooding (though some of the smaller creeks have flowed onto a street or two), but strong wind has knocked down power lines everywhere, and some impressively big trees. I saw one tree lying horizontally across the street and wondered "what's that attached to it?" Why, a disk of earth 40 feet in diameter with the whole root ball still attached! It's pretty surreal. If anyone was planning a visit to Reno, I suggest waiting a week or two. 70 mph winds have been reported on Donner Pass. No serious problems at our house; the back fence fell, but the landlord's insurance covers it.... _______________________________________________ Basfa mailing list [email protected] http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org
