Well, since the last update I have regained electricity. Power came back last Wednesday (9/24) afternoon. That made for 12 days without power. Long time! Luckily, I didn't have to spend all of it here. I suppose I should appreciate the electricity, but I'm right back to taking it for granted.
As I write this, approximately 115,000 CenterPoint customers are without power. Some of those customers use wells for water. And without power, those wells don't run. Through this whole ordeal, I realized how terrible it would be without water. You can work around the lack of electricity, but without water you can't shower well or use the toilette.
I think I might sign up for the hurricane ride-out crew at work. They kept power through the whole ordeal, so they could watch TV and use the internet. They had to be at the plant for 5 days, but I think they were released to take a look at their homes. Really, I'd just have to get everything set at home as best I could. Make sure everything was put up and away from the windows. The ride-out crew gets paid to be there! A bunch, I hear!
As someone put it, why would I want to stay here, when I could be somewhere else, watch the coverage on TV and drink cold beer. Oh well, I guess you learn.
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