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Power, yay!
Nov. 23rd, 2024 10:37 am
The big storm that went through on Tuesday evening took the power out for pretty much everyone on the east side of Lake Washington. Ours died just before 7pm and we got it back Friday evening.
We're used to power outages - lots of trees around here and the power company doesn't bury the lines, it hangs them on poles, right by the trees. They normally only last about 24 hours though. For the first couple of days, we're all, 'Que sera sera' but by day three tending to a wood fire and reading by solar powered lanterns after 5pm gets tedious. As does washing dishes by hand and cleaning cat litter trays, because the automated ones aren't working. At least we have a gas hob, so we can still cook and heat water.
The cats were deeply unimpressed by the whole experience. The heating vents don't work, the heated cat beds don't work, the water fountains don't work, the litter trays don't work - stupid humans, why don't you do your job and make things perfect for cats?
18 year old Kuro who has slept on my bed since he was six months old slept IN my bed for two nights for the first time ever. When the power's been out in the past, he's always preferred to stay on top of the covers, but now he's a skinny old man with not much muscle or body fat and he feels the cold more. Last night, with the power and heat back on, he crawled back inside the bed again at 4am, so I may have created a monster...
Kuro and Yami sharing a blanket in front of the fireplace. Normally their relationship is more tolerate than appreciate, but the cold makes for more willing bedfellows apparently!
( Cat photos )
We're used to power outages - lots of trees around here and the power company doesn't bury the lines, it hangs them on poles, right by the trees. They normally only last about 24 hours though. For the first couple of days, we're all, 'Que sera sera' but by day three tending to a wood fire and reading by solar powered lanterns after 5pm gets tedious. As does washing dishes by hand and cleaning cat litter trays, because the automated ones aren't working. At least we have a gas hob, so we can still cook and heat water.
The cats were deeply unimpressed by the whole experience. The heating vents don't work, the heated cat beds don't work, the water fountains don't work, the litter trays don't work - stupid humans, why don't you do your job and make things perfect for cats?
18 year old Kuro who has slept on my bed since he was six months old slept IN my bed for two nights for the first time ever. When the power's been out in the past, he's always preferred to stay on top of the covers, but now he's a skinny old man with not much muscle or body fat and he feels the cold more. Last night, with the power and heat back on, he crawled back inside the bed again at 4am, so I may have created a monster...
Kuro and Yami sharing a blanket in front of the fireplace. Normally their relationship is more tolerate than appreciate, but the cold makes for more willing bedfellows apparently!
( Cat photos )
