[21:02] <valorie> finally have power & internet connection again after our "bomb-cyclone" event [21:40] <RikMills> valorie: no idea what a bomb cyclone is, but glad you are getting things sorted after ;) [21:40] <valorie> hours and hours of very strong wind and some torrential rain [21:41] <valorie> so many thousands still without power since Tuesday [21:41] <valorie> closed roads, schools, etc [21:42] <valorie> trees on the roofs of two houses in the neighborhood [21:42] <valorie> just branches on the ground in our gardens, fortunately [21:43] <valorie> people were flocking to the few places with heat, lights & internet including my son who had just flown up from Denver for [21:43] <valorie> the thanksgiving holiday [21:44] <valorie> he needed to do a few days of work from home [21:44] <valorie> today, no need to drive to do that [21:44] <valorie> :-) [21:45] <valorie> another smaller windstorm now kicking up; hopefully much smaller [22:36] <RikMills> so an unusually bad storm [22:37] * RikMills sighs at weather forecasters/reporters using over dramatic terms [23:04] <IrcsomeBot> <sgmoore> They love doing that in the US. Glad you're ok valorie!