30 october 2012 (tu)

written on 1 november

the power went off at about 11:00 on monday night. when we woke up tuesday the basement was flooded.

oh boy. about 8 inches of water. no power when we got up and no forecast of when power might be available.

we decided to go to wegmans to get something to eat and use the wifi network.

breakfast

bagel (salt)
donut
japanese tea
coffee

finished at swim two birds at wegmans. we stayed there for about two hours. then we went to tractor supply company to get boots so we could explore the basement.

we stayed in warrenton for a while.

lunch

salad
steak and cheese sub
iced tea

at the ledo's in warrenton.

ok. there were lots of families there so we felt like we were intruding in someone's dining room. not much fun.

came home and checked the basement. not so good. about 8 inches evenly. stair well was about twice as deep. furnace, water heater, ok.

we stayed at home until it started to get uncomfortably cold. finally went to panera for dinner at around six.

dinner

turkey and cranberry sandwich
chips
iced tea
coffee
bear claw (half)

stayed until about 8:00. lights were on when we got home.

turned off the alarm on the cistern. checked to make sure the pump was working in the basement.

went to bed around 10:00.