7-1-12

2:30pm

We were sitting outside under the carport melting

in the heat and I was spritzing myself with the hose.

Then comes the wonderful sound of the air conditioner

fans coming on.  Everyone is hooting and hollering.

Earlier we went to Tony's work on a couple

of emergency calls then stopped in McDonalds for

a cheap meal and to soak up some air.

Then went around and got some more photos 

for everyone to see of the damage around here.

Great, there may be some isolated thunderstorms 

on there way.  They are rolling through Indiana now

and I hear there can be winds 60-80mph with

power outages.  That would really suck to just

get our power back on only to have it go back out.

These poor AEP people are working their butts

off out in this heat, long hours, trying so hard

to please everyone. Believe me, we were cheering

them on when we saw the truck rolling down the street!

The heat has started to make people irritated.

I know there was times we were getting

snappier than a snapping turtle because of it.

Well I calculated it and we have gone 22 hours

without electricity.

It's been so freaking HOT!  

(now you say... how hot is it?)

That Pakistanis are calling to complain

of the heat in their apartment.

Now that's HOT!

Their country averages 106 to 117 degrees in June!

You would think the heat wouldn't bother them here.

2:55pm

Mom called and said she can't get their air conditioner

to come on.  The fans not on outside when they 

turn it on.  Tony just left to see if he can

do anything.  I hope so!!!!

I forgot to mention yesterday that when the

storm rolled through Friday that I lost every

pear out of my tree in the front yard.

It was heartbreaking.  But the side yard

pear tree didn't lose any.

Yesterday evening we came back home.

We sat outside for a couple hours in the driveway

with the truck driver neighbor and his three

kids in the dark.  Got to see some nice

fireworks going off.  At around 11:30pm

the neighbor went home.  We decided to pack

up our blankets and pillows in the truck

and head back over to Tony's work to camp

out in a vacant apartment with ac for the night.

The ac was nice but the hard floor made our

backs hurt this morning.  You do what ya gotta do because

I'm sure our home was about 85 degrees inside with no

air movement and the outside felt just as muggy

with no breeze.

I feel like we've been living out of our truck

going back and forth from home to Tony's work

so many times I've lost count.

We've hung out at his work for hours on end because

I mean really what are you supposed to do

without power and in this sweltering heat?

We have our food, clothes, blankets, cooler,

you name it, in the back end of our truck

living out of it for the past couple of days.

Almost looks we've been on vacation again.

Here are more devastation photos

I got today from driving around.

No traffic lights still in many areas.

And you would think people would

remember to treat those areas as four way stops.

Some don't and you have to be very cautious.

Tony's work.  Some buildings missing shingles.

 

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