2009 ICE STORM

A major ice storm hit the region on Monday, January 26th.  Freezing rain and sleet pounded us through Wednesday morning, accumulating up to two inches.  Then it snowed.  Trees snapped and uprooted from the weight of the ice.  This was the worst disaster the state of Kentucky has ever seen!  We lost all phones (land lines and cell phones) along with power.  I think the hardest part was the lack of phone service.  We spent more time running around trying to find each other to talk.  Luckily cell phones started working sporadically on Friday, January 30.  Our landlines into the resort were restored on Monday, February 2nd and we were then able to get the office up and running on a generator.  On Sunday, February 8, we finally had our power in the resort restored. 

Through this whole ordeal, we have all learned just how spoilt we are with modern conveniences.  Most experienced their first proud moment when learning to make coffee for the first time in their electric pot without electricity.  I have definitely learned to cook using fewer dishes and utensils, and in the dark.  I can also now operate a chainsaw!!!  Gas grills make wonderful kitchens, and turkey fryers can boil you a nice sponge bath.  I guess we can survive, but it is a tiring ordeal!  Even with generators, the constant need for gas along with the need to lock them up at night is a lot of effort.  We seem to be spending our days loading and unloading generators from one place to another to try to heat all the buildings that are not winterized.  Oh yes, we have learned a lot through this ordeal.  We do know that generators and computers do not play well together and laser printers and Bunn coffeemakers require more electricity than anything else in our office. 

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