So the power is back on in our little village. Others in the OP area still waiting.
What was your experience during the outage yesterday? Were you prepared? What did you wish you had done to prepare (and what are you going to do to prepare for the next one)? How did you stay informed? Any tree damage?
Let us know in the comments. The Web Guy was more prepared this time than the last one: LED lanterns for light, water was stored, kept the fridge door closed (cold cereal for dinner), phones were charged, had backup batteries/chargers for the phones (although ATT was down, so didn’t have that info access).
How about you?
The weather dweebs are warning about a high wind event Tuesday (11/16) morning through the evening, with sustained winds of up to 40mph and gusts to 60mph. There is also a flood warning due to the anticipated rain. The rain/flood and wind warnings are here http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/511.html#FLO .
These weather events might cause some power outages and road blockages, in addition to travel effects on the Hood Canal bridge (remember the last big wind storm?).
The Web Guy suggest that today (Monday) would be a good day to prepare for an electrical outage, and ensure that your food supply is sufficient to ‘ride out’ the storm. Check your flashlights for fresh batteries (and that you know where they are). Be safe during any outage (no candles, or indoor BBQ cooking – even in the garage). Be cautious while driving: watch for road debris, and don’t drive through flooding roads.
Add your comments below on other ideas to be prepared.
It’s always a good idea to know about the weather around here. Wind-blown trees causing electrical outages, lots of rain causing flooding, etc.
One way is to look at the local weather station, right here in Timberton, out in the back yard of your Web Guy. You can get current (or past) information with the quick look over on the right of these web site pages, or go directly to http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KWAPORTL19.
http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/511.html#WAT
http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/511.html#WAT
http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/511.html#WAT
http://www.wunderground.com/US/WA/511.html#WAT
If you haven’t been stuck at home for the last couple of days, you might have noticed the landscaping work done at the Timberton Village entrance. New plants, ground cover, and more. Looks real nice.
Our landscape committee, headed by Debbie Wills, has been working on this for a while. From Margaret Carter, this note:
I’d like to chime in with you to thank Debbie and her committee for giving new life to our village landscaping program. It’s been a few years since we have been able to do much to improve the appearance of our ENTIRE village. Thanks, Debbie, for taking this on, and for coordinating the efforts of those residents who helped identify the needs and how best to address them. And thanks to the cost-saving efforts of Steve Beuby, Joe Iacono, Rich Durbin, Betty Harmon, and Steve Frenzl, we now have some extra money to do it. It’s been a long uphill battle, but thanks to ALL of you, we are back on the right track. It feels great to live here again!
Huzzah to all !!