The weather person was right on target. From blue skies and warm weather,. we went to wind, black clouds, thunder and lightening, rain and a few bits of hail. The storm passed through very quickly, perhaps no more than half an hour, but in the process, it knocked the power out.
We ran on the batteries for a while, then followed our neighbors' lead and started the generator. We haven't run it for a long while, so it's probably good for it. I was able to use the grill and the microwave to cook dinner and am now running the dishwasher. I am impressed how quiet our built-in diesel generator is compared to the small portable generators we can hear at some of the rigs.
We -- and the neighbors -- attempted to contact the office to make sure that the electricity outage had been reported to the proper company. But, there was no one at the office (they closed at 4 PM) and nowhere is there an emergency number posted! We have noticed quite a bit of belt-tightening at the park this year compared to years past. Before there were work campers who escorted you to your site and there were workers who manned a security patrol all night. None of that this year! It's a bit scarey that there is no emergency contact! I suppose an ambulance, fire truck, or patrol car could drive through the password protected gate (which probably doesn't work anyway with no electricity...)
Seeing the news reports on Facebook of the downed trees and severely damaged mobile home park near Riverside (north of Spokane), I guess I shouldn't be complaining about having no power.
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