After the Storm

Most of you probably already know what has happened here in the Buffalo area. The locals are obviously living it, and the rest of you have probably seen it on the national news.

There is quite a lot of damage out here. Trees and power lines down everywhere, with over 300,000 customers without power. We are also without power, but we have a generator going now which provides enough to keep us warm, the basement dry, to try to save the contents of our freezer, and to whip off a quick message to everyone out there (oh, and to watch the hockey game - Go Sabres!).

It may be as much as a week before we have power again, so don't expect to hear much from me. But do not worry about us - unlike many, many people out here, we are warm, relatively dry, have water, and have enough food and gasoline to get us through the next couple days.

Here are a couple pics for your "enjoyment"



The view into my next-door neighbor's back yard




An oblique view down the street early Fri. morning




Down the street (late morning) - note neighbor's car with branch atop