That was the thing I hated the most--no electricity.
Again, civil engineering is not my forte, but how come they can't make something that keeps these lines and poles up in these winds? Or am I asking the famous "If the black box doesn't disintegrate, why don't we build the whole plane out of black box" question?
You gotta feel for those Gulf Power guys. They work, and they work hard. When Isabel got as far as Baltimore a couple years ago, I was thrilled to see Gulf Power trucks here--I couldn't believe my eyes. We sent sodas and lunch over to the gathering place, believe me.
"We sent sodas and lunch over to the gathering place, believe me."
They are treated as heroes down here, that's for sure. ;)