Windpocalypse Aftermath: Saturday

The day started with another round of wood-smoked tea, and a breakfast of bread and jam. (The fireplace has doubled as stove and room heater.)

We started calling around friends. Being new in the area, we don't know a lot of people yet. Those we do know were pretty much in the same boat. The news about the power outage and repairs was not too encouraging. PSE service area was hit pretty hard. The outages affecting more people were going get repaired first... which meant we were going to need more wood.

We set out to see what the scene was like and, of course, to find some lunch. The power was still out of work. So, no Internet. Internet withdrawl was adding to the power withdrawl ;-)

We decided to checkout Redmond Town Center. Matt's was open and packed with windstorm refugees. We finally found a seat at the bar. The bartender was extremely busy. Another guy was supposed to join him a while ago. He hadn't been able make it. You saw several staff members without uniform. Look's like the owner's family had come out. The owner was taking orders at the bar. Even on this busy day, when they were barely keeping the place running due to staff shortage, Matt's delivered, both on the food and the service.

We felt a little better equipped for the rest of the day ahead, although still fearful of the inevitable, impending cold night.