Oregon snow 2008
December 23, 2008
My day without power
December 22, 2008
Today was a strange and unpleasant experience. On what will possibly be known as the coldest spell of the year, I awoke today to a frigid house, snowed in, and without power.
It was fantastic in a sense to realize how deeply I had become complacent about my energy dependency. All of the sudden, things got really hard without heat, light, transportation, or entertainment. Our neighbors next door still had power, so it was particularly striking to appreciate how hamstrung we were by this invisible force.
Just at the edge of defeat (sleep), at about 11:50 tonight (after 16 hours), our power was restored.
There’s at least 6 inches on the ground right now. I’ve never seen anything like it in my 13 years living here. The snow continues to fall, late at night. We’ll be lucky to wake up tomorrow and still have power.