Our power was out for 27 hours. My wife and I spent Friday night in a hotel. The experience reminded us how totally dependent we are on technology. Power outages from severe thunderstorms and ice storms are common in our area. Last summer, a huge storm system knocked out power for over 300,000 customers in the St. Louis area (our home was spared.).The first picture is the street a couple of hours after the storm passed. The second is part of the tree that knocked down the power lines after the branches that hit the cables were trimmed away. The owner of the van was in the vehicle when the tree hit it. He was not injured.
Beginning tomorrow, new team member ShadowyOne will post pictures here while I'm on a long journey to China. I will try to upload photos during the trip, probably starting Thursday in Shanghai,
