They called it their temporary living room.
Really, what more did they need?
Someone discovered that a rotary phone worked while the up to date touch tones didn’t. Without Internet access, the old fashioned phone book came in handy.
Camp stove plus tea kettle for boiling water equals coffee and social time!
It wasn’t the most beautiful day in the neighborhood, though. At the other end of the driveway, the next door neighbors’ house looked like this. They were still gracious and friendly shared their hot water with me every morning. Thank heavens for good neighbors.
Lucky we had such comfortable weather after the storm. Imagine if it had been 95 and humid during the power outage. I got rid of my chainsaw for good. I am not safe using one.
All in all it was a terrible week.
Three cheers for old-school rotary phones! We have one , too for this very event!