Wednesday, January 17 day 117
A busy day today.
Our friends Dale and Carolyn came over to pick up their car. They let us borrow it while they were off-island. At some point the discussion turned to electric and water, both of which they have at their house. They also have a generator they are not using that we can borrow.
We had our usual discussion about having a generator, the same conversation we have every time the power goes off. This time the discussion was tempered by the fact that we have not had electricity for four months and it might be two more months before we get it restored.
I have to say being one of the few who stuck it out without electricity or a generator for four months is kind of a badge of honor. Like people who live through winter in the north: we're tough. This is just how we live. This is how we roll.
We now have a generator. We can get Wee-fee (Wi-fi). We can keep food cold. Maybe the computer will work. I spent an hour plugging things in to see what worked and what didn't.
Wi-fi: yes
Computer: yes, for now
Three refrigerators: yes, yes, yes
Two microwaves: yes, yes
Washing Machine: no
Beer cooler: not sure
The generator is everything we expected it to be - loud, noisy, smelly, useful.
We talked with a rep from the Small Business Administration about post-disaster business and home-owner loans We are probably going to apply. Hey, why not?
We worked horses at the their afternoon feeding. It's kind of a plan to do that every day.
No rain until evening.
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