Power just came back on. We were without power, heating, hot water or phone since the early hours of Saturday morning. The fire's been roaring all weekend and we've had our heads in books by candlelight for 2 days. We tried to go out for supplies on Saturday during a brief lull, but both exits were blocked by fallen trees, then the wind picked up and all of a sudden a tall blocky Land Rover didn't feel like the safest place to be, so we headed home and stayed there. Needless to say, there was a fair breeze here for all of Saturday, not to mention rain, hail, thunder and sunshine. Through all this the house didn't shake an inch, it was also hit by lightning! She's a tough old girl.
The house was torn apart (bird house)
The house was torn apart (bird house)
And a tree came down
This was one way to town...
...this was the other (there's a power line under that tree)
This was our clue to get out of the landy as soon as possible
Wind
Hail
Our only heat for 2 days
Our only lighting. Now to research solar power
