NerdDad checking in from work.
It was a fun night. We had a tree take out all the wires to our house at about 6 pm. Lost power, cable, and phone. Jerked the power pole at the end of our driveway over to about 60 degrees. Jerked the electric out of the the transformer and the rest off the pole at the street. Set the transformer and pole on fire.
On a funny side note: The volunteer fireman who was standing under the transformer when it blew the fuse turned out to be one fast moving dude.
We relocated to mother in law's house. She had power and cable but she is not an internet user. We had power there until about 11 pm when I actually needed it. I am a sleep apnea patient and require electricity to run my CPAP machine or I either don't sleep or risk dying in my sleep. I told Mrs. NerdDad to stress that when communicating with the power company.
We are all safe. A brief once over at the house did not show any obvious damage. The area has a ton of trees and power lines down.
Talked to son's girlfriends parents on the coast last night. Their house is relatively undamaged as well. They said they were still trying to find several of the casinos and those they could find were either grounded or sinking. Biloxi and Gulfport took a slamming. They need our prayers now and will need our help later.
Put me on the ping list for relief help if we get a group up.
Yikes. Sounds like a fun night. Glad to know you're safe. I expect they'll try to accommodate you and get you some power for your CPAP machine. Or maybe they'll tell you to go somewhere else.
Take care!