Electricity is out for the past hour. Estimated time of repairs is 2:30 am. 317 houses out. Not sure why. I'm using tablet tethered to my phone.
Glad batteries are charged!
I'm listening to an audiobook on my phone.

There's always something ...
Hope it returns soon ...

G'nite ...

Don, what an opportunity to hold your wife real close. (smile)

John C.

stay safe

Don I hope the power is back on by now, if not hang in there.
I hate when then that happens.

Don..you gotta tell me how you tether your tablet to your phone?

About 15 years ago, I purchased an emergency generator, one large enough to power the entire house. Cost me about $400, manual start, fires up on the first pull of the starter cord. Spent another $150 to have an electrician to have the connections made to the house. This, after the passage of a hurricane put us out of electric for 4 days. Best investment I ever made. Especially that I am now on life support with an oxygen generator 24/7.

During the past few years, I have spent a lot of money on home safety equipment, including an electric stair lift chair, handicap accessible bathroom, safety rails and shower seat, electric scooter, handicap ramp for front steps, outdoor step rails, scooter transport rack for the car and two portable oxygen generators. Getting old can be a bit expensive, but in the long run, it's worth it. The items listed above can be essential to life, especially during a power failure if you happen to be dependent upon them to take that next breath.

Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to go this afternoon.

Gary

John...you are at Don's house?

Don
I hope all gets fixed soon. Its always something it seems lately.
Here in Bluffton SC we're getting another round of severe storms with Tornado and Hail possibilites tomorrow. It never just rains here its always a major monsoon. That and having a hurricane threat every year I've been here, not to mention the virus is starting to get to us.
Gary--great investment, even better is a Generac automatic system. My neightbor who is an electrician is a dealer. I also bought a home generator a few storms ago and had a doulble input plug installed on our front porch so I don't have to run any wires thru a doorway, but since we are in a new neighborhod and have a nearby new substation our risk of losing power is low. That according to my neighbor who used to work for the elec. company. So far so good,no power outages.
Everyone stay safe and listen to the experts not the political hacks.

Most smartphones have the option of becoming a "personal hotspot" ... look in your settings. This way, the tablet can "find" your phone as a connection. remember to turn it off after use, cuz it will use data, and possibly heat up. Mine gets quite hot if I use it too long.