That was some goooood stew! Ecurbh really did a good job of keeping us fed throughout. ;-)
And I'll echo the thanks to Ramius for bringing down that generator! Made all the difference. Heh...I laughed again remembering ecurbh's face when that electric heater got pulled out of the Jeep...with the cord dangling.
Back from church. Stopped at a grocery on the way home...they still didn't have power there. They were running the registers and card machines and some of the refrigeration and freezer units on generator, but it was pretty dark in there and they didn't have any vegetables or meats or deli stuff or anything like that - mostly just canned and packaged foods. Kind of fascinating, in a way.
Heh, we hobbits know how to do food!