Originally Posted by onesnowyowl

My parents got electricity back Saturday night, and are glad for it. Fortunately they have a good fireplace, so it didn't get too bad, though from the sounds of it they were very bored.

They were disappointed though because they didn't get any of their Christmas shopping done like they had intended to, and Dad said it was like living in a void--they had to call me or others with power to find out the news.

I'm glad to hear you're okay, Pen. Things in the country can get pretty hairy when the power goes out, and when you're surrounded by big trees