We can rebuild by onewing

We can rebuild

I am posting early today now that we have finally got power back after the east coast low storm on Monday and Tuesday.

We were without power for 4 days and today I have got to stock up on groceries as we lost all of the stocks in our fridge and freezer due to the power outage.

I am not trying to trivialise the damage caused to so many places due to the weather over the last week, but after living with no electricity and more or less camping out at home for the last four days I have discovered that one thing you need in this life is a sense of humour, so this photo shows the minimal damage we sustained in the storm and thankful that it wasn't any worse.

You can see some of the branches from one of our trees in the top left picture and thankfully none of our trees came down. Could have been a lot worse.

The shade cloth and supports on our patio were totally dislodged and banged and crashed about for 2 days until we were able to secure it again.

On the right you can see that one of our wind chimes has only got one chime left. Where the rest of them are God only knows, we haven't been able to find them. They could be miles away.

Here are some of the other pictures which I have been filling in now that we have electricity and Internet again.

http://365project.org/onewing/365/2015-04-22
http://365project.org/onewing/365/2015-04-23
http://365project.org/onewing/365/2015-04-24
http://365project.org/onewing/365/2015-04-25

You do not appreciate electricity until you do not have it! Four days is a long time. Glad the damage was not extensive! And really happy that all is A-OK and you are safe!
April 26th, 2015  
Pam
Glad to see that you are safe. I was wondering when I had not seen you post anything. I thought maybe you lost electricity.
April 26th, 2015  
Wow Babs! Just went and read about the storm you guys have suffered! So sorry to see that so much damage occurred, but so glad you're well and hopefully soon to move on with your normal everyday life!
April 26th, 2015  
Glad you are all safe, hope not to much damage.
April 26th, 2015  
Wow... sounds like you had crazy weather and damage! Nice collage to document it.
April 26th, 2015  
Great collage
April 26th, 2015  
I am relieved that you and David are OK, @darthkitty and I were concerned about your absence on 365, thought maybe power outage :)
April 26th, 2015  
Welcome back to the 365 world Babs, I've been thinking about you a lot, and hoping you were OK.
April 26th, 2015  
Glad to hear that you are ok. Must have been scary. Sorry to hear about all this damage.
April 26th, 2015  
Glad to hear that you are safe and suffered only minor damage. The weather is such a powerful force so often underestimated. I'm sure at times during the power outage even the sense of humour must have been tested.
April 26th, 2015  
Sorry to hear that you had damage, and 4 days without electricity is a long time. Glad you are ok and are up and running again.
April 26th, 2015  
Welcome back! Great collage to show your damage. And you still have your sense of humour which is terrific after 4 days of no electricity! It was such a devastating storm - hope all gets back to normal soon :)
April 26th, 2015  
Sam
Glad that your electricity is back on! Happy that you are all ok :)
April 26th, 2015  
Poor you. I'm glad that you're safe and that the electricity is still on. What a mess the storm left behind!
April 26th, 2015  
Babs I can't imagine being that long without electricity. We were three weeks without water but at least they brought in lorry loads of bottled water water to use for drinking. So glad you haven't got too much damage and it will be great to have you back on 365
April 26th, 2015  
So glad you are safe and damage is manageable.
April 26th, 2015  
Babs, good to hear you are well and have little damage at your home. Hooray for electricity.
April 26th, 2015  
That had to quite the adventure. Glad you made it through it and a nice collage as well
April 26th, 2015  
Very interesting collage and a perfect title. I'm so glad your electricity finally came back on. That must have been a terrible 4 days.
April 26th, 2015  
Glad you've survived the storm without too much damage, but 4 days without electricity is hard in this day and age. It looks as if you were quite creative in cooking etc.
April 26th, 2015  
That was a really severe storm that you had. I'm glad your power has been restored, and that you had minimal damage.
April 26th, 2015  
How horrible! I thought our Gota Frias were bad but this looks dreadful. Glad you are ok.
April 26th, 2015  
Oh No!!!!! Not the wind chime!!!
April 26th, 2015  
Glad you are back up and running again, your collage captures the damage well!
April 26th, 2015  
Bet you're relieved that's over. Sorry to hear about the damage Babs, hope you can get things cleared up soon. How long was it before the novelty wore off?
April 26th, 2015  
Very pleased to hear you have minimal damage Babs. I hope you were able to stay warm.
April 26th, 2015  
I'm so glad that things weren't worse. Glad the storm has passed.
April 26th, 2015  
so glad your damage was only minimal - it is a nuisance tho!
April 27th, 2015  
Glad your power is back and damage minimal!
April 27th, 2015  
@terryliv Ha ha I know, how awful was that. God knows where the rest of the chimes are now.
April 27th, 2015  
@bella_ss Thanks Sheralee, yes we did stay warm the weather wasn't cold just a bit wild wind and rain. We have a wood burner fire though so would have been okay if the weather had turned cold.
April 27th, 2015  
@susanalena @pamdavis2015 @shesnapped @kwind @seattlite @hermann @golftragic @nicknac @salza @888rachel @gilbertwood @gigiflower @ceilidh @thistle @susie1205 @novab @bkbinthecity @mittens @dolphin @karlow75 @chimfa @mrsrcg @paulaw @thimblelady @debilz @fntngrma Thanks everyone and it is good to be back online. Sorry for the group reply, but I am on big time catch up at the moment, plus we still have plenty of debris to clear up in the garden and put away all our camping stuff ready for the next big storm.
It isn't until the electricity comes back on after four days that you realize just how bright the lights are. I needed to get out the sunnies until I was acclimatised again. If I haven't caught up with your pictures yet I will catch up soon.
April 27th, 2015  
I guess lack of reliable electricity is a First World problem, but, like you, when it happens there's a lot of make-do going on, and a lot of freezer stuff going out!
April 27th, 2015  
@golftragic You're not wrong, we did lose a lot of stuff from the fridge and freezer, but we did share it around before it all died. We had friends round for a candlelight dinner for a couple of nights to eat up the rapidly defrosting meals I had batch cooked previously, so we ate quite well. Bolognaise sauce, Moroccan lamb casserole, Beef curry, etc. Our friends ate quite well.
David's hard drive on his computer died as a result of the storm too, so that has gone in hopefully to be fixed. It's only money isn't it, we still have a house and a roof and we are a lot better off than some.
April 27th, 2015  
@onewing It's a tough lump to swallow, but you're quite right of course. When you look at the footage from Nepal, just for starters, our lifestyle problems fade into the background - not insignificance, but the background/nuisance value category. Looks like the knee Maggie re-modelled for me will need surgery. I'll email you.
April 27th, 2015  
Such devastation Babs so sorry to see all the damage, looks like your approaching it with the right attitude, at least you are both fit and well, the rest can be fix in time:)
April 27th, 2015  
I'm glad you've kept your sense of humour - and that the damage wasn't more serious.
April 27th, 2015  
That saves you from trimming at last - just the trips to the dump now. Glad you are on the way with it all, and safe!
April 28th, 2015  
@golftragic Oh God, what surgery will you need.
April 28th, 2015  
@pcoulson Thanks Peter. All the garden rubbish has now been loaded onto the trailer and taken to the dump. Luckily there was a free day on Sunday.
April 28th, 2015  
@beachdog Thanks Barb. We were glad that we only lost branches from this tree and that the whole tree didn't come down. It is a huge blackbutt and would have caused havoc.
April 28th, 2015  
Glad that it was not more serious for you Babs!!! A sense of humor is always the best approach...and I know you have a great sense of humor!
April 28th, 2015  
@onewing How wonderful that you have a wood fire, my sister near Toowoomba does too and I just love it when we go there and she has it going. Glad you didn't suffer too much.
April 28th, 2015  
@onewing Dunno yet, will let you know after I've seen the orthopod tomorrow arvo.
April 29th, 2015  
@eyesmile Thanks Gena. After the last few days I have learned that a sense of humour is essential. Mind you being a Forces wife you have to develop a good sense of humour too. I think the motto used to be "If you can't take a joke you shouldn't have joined". ha ha.
April 29th, 2015  
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