no power

Last night was the first significant power outage we’ve experienced at our new house. The power was out from about 8:30 pm to 1:00 am.

It was very exciting when I realized that we still had water. Yea for rural water! And, thanks to our propane water heater with pilot light, we also had *hot* water! After several years of well water, this was a luxury! I celebrated by taking a shower. Then I realized I’d be going to bed with wet hair since the hairdryer wouldn’t be drying any time soon.

The power went out while we were in the middle of getting a lot of rain. That meant a lot of water was draining into the sump pump, but the pump wasn’t running. I did offer to help John carry buckets of water outside (albeit an half-hearted offer). He let me sleep instead. Thanks, John!