Sorry I have been out of touch recently, but I just had one hell of a week. I lost my power on Tuesday around 6:30pm of last week. I just got it back today (Monday) around 1am or so when I heard my heater kick back on. The past week between was lived without any power or heat of any kind.
The ice storm had froze all the trees until the weight caused them all to split and fall. Houses, cars, power lines, and everything else you can imagine was crushed by them. It pretty much devastated the whole state of Ky with most of the damage in the western part, where I have been so lucky to live. My whole family lives out in this little county away from the city, which they seem to like until this. They have been told that it will be around a month before they get power and home phones back up. A MONTH!! Try to imagine having nothing for a solid month, despite owning your home and paying all your bills. The entire county will be without anything for quite some time. The week I had without power sucked, but it doesn't compare to what my family has to go through. My little apartment will not hold them all by any means, but I have offered my shower to any of them. Hot shower becomes a rare commodity when the power goes down for this long.
However the one thing I kept wondering during this mess was, where the hell was our government?! Our governor had been asking for assistance in any way he could get it, yet FEMA sent only 50 generators and said have a nice day. The peak of the storm had caused over 600,000 to be without power and they send 50 generators. FEMA failed to do anything for Katrina victims until way after the fact, now they fail to do anything here. Have I been wrong in thinking that this is their damn job? Federal Emergency Management Agency....well it sounds like it should be their job. They deal with emergencies, yet every time we have one, they don't manage anything except incompetence. My grandmother lives by herself (although I am certain one of my family has already taken her back to their place) and will have no power for a month, yet my tax dollars can't get her any help. New administration, same old problems. Thanks for the change you promised, Mister President!
