You got hit much worse by the winds down there than we did. Im sorry.
As for the generator, you're supposed to run them once a month to keep them good.
Mt St Helens Observatory, who control the Coldwater Ridge weather station, said that 142 reported is wrong. The station is malfunctioning and is reporting 100° as well.
Wind storm last night to go with the rain.
Somehow we kept our power when most places around have lost it. It flickered off 8 times before it stayed. Graham town center (the strip malls since Graham isn't a real town) kept power so everyone from South Hill is coming for groceries and...
In Pacific. Almost flooded the route hubby takes to work. Wasn't as bad as they feared but still bad.
Someone drove onto a flooded road in Snohomish and died.
Hubby told me that singing "When the Levee Breaks" is inappropriate. It's been stuck in my head for a week. Heavy rain tends to do that to me.
It wasn't my fault and they've patched the levee with a lot of big sandbags that should hold until flooding slows and more permanent repairs can be made.
Mom had given me all the metal spice cans from her cupboard. She refilled the things for years. This one is the best. It's from 1972 which means she got it from grandma or great grandma.