We were at work like we normally are and around two in the afternoon there was a car wreck that caused a transformer to blow. Since our store/internet business cannot run without electricity, we called it a day. I had been bugging Matthew to take me to get a snow cone since the one in our town is no longer here (he thinks its ridiculous to drive 10 miles to get a snow cone, but I think it is well worth it for that cup of Tigers Blood heaven), so off we went mainly to shut me up...but hey, it worked!
As we pulled into our street we could see that there had been some light damage due to a little storm that had come through. We didn't think much of it until we got to our house and there was a tree leaning on it! We panicked (meaning I panicked) and got out of the truck to survey the damage. It didn't look like there was any structural damage but we couldn't really get close enough to make sure since there was a power line down. We got the dogs out of the yard (so thankful they weren't hurt) and called the electric company. Matthew tells him that there is a power line down under a tree to which the woman replied, "Do you still have electricity in your home, sir?" Well since the power box is ripped off of the house, I'm going to go with a no. Goodness people!
A friend of ours whose husband is gone with the military for 6 months offered for us to come stay at her house so I went ahead and headed there while Matthew decided to wait for the electric company to come. As I was enjoying some girl time with our friend and her little girl, Matthew waited....and waited....and waited....and they never showed. Got to love the good ole electric company! We had a fitful night, I am reminded of the years as a younger person that I could sleep anywhere. Not so much anymore. But we did have a good time with a great friend and got to enjoy a warm shower this morning.
As we stopped at the house to feed the dog, Matthew called the electric company again and they informed him that the operator we spoke to yesterday never mentioned that there was a downed line, just that there was an outage. Double ugh. We headed to work, got a generator from our boss and plugged in the freezer and fridge so we don't lose all our food. We are hoping that by the time we get home the power might be back on. It did bust out our satellite as well but we can live with that more so than we can live without electricity. In June. In Arkansas.
We are very lucky that it doesn't seem like more is damaged. Where the chimney is, it looks like the house could have been moved some on its foundation but we should know more
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| Our poor tree after the lightening |
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| Excuse the extremely dirty side of the house! |
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| There is a porch under the limbs |
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| Very thankful that not more was damaged! |
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