It’s morning. The record-breaking storm in Toronto has passed. We got a month’s worth of rain in two hours. Life looks normal outside.
Only 35,000 Toronto Hydro customers are still without electricity (down from 300,000 locations last night). We’re among these “lucky” ones.
Right now, we don’t care about how many have power and bet they aren’t thinking about us either. Once our electricity is restored, life will become normal again.
Remembering
When unexpected events like heavy rainfall cause power outages, we’re often sympathetic. What can we do? Many others are affected too.
We might even enjoy the adventure.
Driving for 2.5 hours through heavy rain yesterday evening while the traffic lights were out felt safe because we had plenty of diesel and avoided potential problem spots. When we got home shortly before dark, we had dinner by candlelight. That’s hardly torture.
Overnight, the temperature was pleasantly cool because of the rain. With the power out, traffic volumes were much lower than usual and the street lights were off. That’s a recipe for a relaxing sleep.
Besides, our neighbours were affected too. Like misery, adventure loves company.
This morning, the adventure quickly turned to annoyance because the power was still out. Service resumed around 10:30 AM and has been stable. There’s a 60% chance of showers with thunderstorms overnight …
Links
- Why are we flooded with bad weather forecasts? (new)
- Toronto floods leave hydro system ‘hanging by a thread’ (CBC News, Jul 9, 2013)
- 15 harrowing moments from the Toronto rain storm (blogTO, Jul 9, 2013)
- A soggy timeline of rain and flooding in Toronto (blogTO, Jul 9, 2013)
- 9/13: prepare your disaster recovery plan now
- Reminders from disasters like Superstorm Sandy
- Causing greater harm than Superstorm Sandy
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