About that Bomb Cyclone

28 Comments on “About that Bomb Cyclone”

1. Glad you got through without a lot of damage. High winds can be so scary!

   • Thank you. It could have been worse as wind blew strong all night long and we’re surrounded by trees.

2. I called Mom and got nothing, so assume that is the case…there are 3+ inches hitting Napa now, and we have 2 + inches of rain heading to New York tonight!

   • Xfinity is out but she should be fine otherwise. We’re going to stop by today and take some things from the fridge that we’ll otherwise lose. Snow in Napa? Wow. But NYC is desperate for rain I understand, hopefully no flooding!

3. I heard how awful this was.

   • Yes, hundreds of thousands without power.

4. I’m so sorry you and many others I know there were inundated, Susanne. Hopefully things will get back to normal. Makes you wonder about upcoming travel conditions for Thanksgiving holidays.

   The bomb cyclone, a huge weather event, petered out by the time it reached Spokane. Barely any snow here, just rain. Praying for power and safety for you all.

   • Thanks so much, Terri. I’m thankful that none of the big trees around our home came down. This storm lived up to all the hype and warnings. I’m glad you escaped on your side of the mountains. 🙂

     • We did for now. Our area needs snow this winter.

     • Lots of snow in the mountains so hopefully headed your way!

5. Hope you get your power back soon.

   • Thank you. Me too. 😊

6. Hope the power comes back on real soon. Glad you’re all safe.

   • Thank you! We don’t lose power often, as we have underground service, so this takes some getting used to!

7. I’m glad you are OK.

   • Thank you! ☺️

8. Such a happy cat! I’m sorry that your lawn got so messed up, bummer. 🫣

   • We just filled the truck with branches and debris and on the way to the dump. Unfortunately still no power so will lose stuff in the fridge.

     • Oh no, that happened to me once that I can recall, it’s a bummer to lose perfectly good food, more so with the ridiculous prices today after the pandemic. 😭

9. Glad to hear you came through relatively unscathed, but sorry to hear you’ll lose food from the fridge. Our power has gone out a fair bit this year and we’ve been lucky enough not to lose anything. Our golden rule is not to open the fridge if the power is out, but that’s only good for so long.

   • Power out 21 hours and still out. Easy to forget how dependent we are on electricity. At least we’re warm and found some restaurants open. I took some frozen things to my mom’s, tossing dairy, and will sort the rest out tomorrow.

     • Yes, it’s a challenge when the power goes out!

10. I have read about many Americans having a back-up petrol generator in case of those power failures, but you obviously don’t have one. Losing food in the fridge/freezer is one drawback, but I doubt my wife could cope with not being able to charge her phone to check Facebook and Instagram!

    Best wishes, Pete.

    • We only very rarely lose power as our service is underground. But this outage was widespread, so we suffered along with the rest. We charged our phones in the car, had a fire in the wood stove, and ate out. But the worst part is the loss of food. What a hassle.

11. Our power just came back on tonight. It was a long 48 hours. Two trees came down too. I’m estimating at least $2,000 of cleanup and putting a fence back together that was crushed by a falling branch. Still, how can I feel like a victim when a tree crushed two people who lost their lives?

    • We were out 24 hours. It gets old fast. Sorry you suffered some damage. I had a friend nearby who also lost a fence. But as you say, nothing compared to those who suffered more serious damage, and those who lost their life.

12. Wow! 😳 Glad you stayed safe. Hope the cleanup isn’t too extensive and best for getting things back in order.

    • Thank you. It was a mess in the yard, but all cleaned up now. Our power was out 24 hours but we survived. 😊