The fortitude shown by my friends and neighbors this past week has been remarkable. Some of them have been living in cold houses, without light, heat or hot water, for four days now and counting. On Saturday morning at Hood's we caught up with two couples, still amazingly cheerful in the face of their difficulties. One woman noted that her house was so cold that even the squirrels who had been occupying her attic had fled. Another, even though she was suffering from a major head cold, managed to make toffee on her gas burner for the Kennett Chocolate Fest.
Two days in a row this weekend we ran into a fellow who is out of power -- on Saturday at the Kennett Walmart and on Sunday at Philter. He said how thrilled he was to get a hot shower at the Kennett Y and charge up his laptop at the coffee shop.
The pioneer spirit lives on in these hardy country souls! Nonetheless, I'm predicting a boom in generator sales.
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