[dafischer]

Well, we made it through another one. Just got power, and internet back, after 10 days. Man, I'll never take running water for granted again, nor a toilet that flushes by flipping a lever versus pouring a bucket of water into the bowl. Yesterday's nor'easter was a flop here on the west side of the state, only some light snow last evening, and no big winds. We had no real damage from Sandy, save a shingle off the roof, and a large portion of the chestnut in our back yard laying in the neighbors back yard, but still attached to our tree.

I certainly feel lucky compared to those who lost everything to the storm, as I would rather be inconvenienced than homeless. I can't believe the pictures of devestation at the NJ shore, and my heart goes out to all those people.

I'll be on the phone with our electrician tomorrow about installing a whole house generator. I'm not going through this crap again.