Power Out: Day 3

Michelle and I loaded the dog in the Bottomly's Civic and met my folks in Tulsa to hand him over and pick up a car. It is one thing to have the power go out at your house, but the inconvenience is kicked up a notch (Bam!) when you also lose transportation. Having a car and a dogsitter makes it way easier to be flexible and makes us appreciate our home more than ever.

The Bottomly's are great to have us stay with them. Michelle and I tiptoed and whispered around the house this morning trying not to wake them but think we made more noise trying to be quiet than we would have just walking around normal. I might wake up tomorrow and strap a couple pots to my feet and drag their Christmas tree around with me from room to room to create some white noise.

Pics are of other trees in our yard. NBC News and the Today Show were live from our neighbor yesterday morning. That's not a good sign. We were told by OG&E that the historic districts will most likely be the last neighborhoods to get power restored. An optimistic estimate is next Tuesday. That's 8 days without power.

I'm loading up a friend's generator today and plan on sleeping at the house tonight. Wish me luck.