I miss green. Two months to spring.
The power went out a little after 7:30 Saturday morning. It’s a bit alarming to lose your lifeline on a day when the temperature dips below -10 Fahrenheit.
Fortunately for my calm, the electric company immediately predicted its crew could restore power by 10:30. I am grateful for the crew that built this house almost 14 years ago; in the first 90 minutes of the outage, the internal temperature dropped only 3 degrees, so I knew if the electricity was indeed restored by 10:30, in a worst-case scenario it would still be a mostly comfortable 62 degrees in the house.
The power went on at 9:15 for about 5 seconds, and then it came back for good at 9:25. I am grateful for a company that gives an estimate and then is able to complete the job a full hour early, on a weekend. That is customer service.
Meanwhile, the people who make forecasts say the temperature won’t rise about 10 degrees until Thursday, and maybe it will hit 20 on Sunday. White and brown are the dominant colors this time of year; I miss green. The first day of spring is less than two months away, so I’m practicing my patience.
