In mid-September we had a windstorm like no other. It was fun to watch the trees bend and twisting. Then came the power outage at first we thought oh no, but actually it was kind of fun. We used candles and the weather was perfect so we didn't need air conditioning or a heater. The hard part was cleaning out the fridge! We were out of power 3 1/2 days, but it was great playing outside and visiting with neighbors. It's amazing how much more outdoor activity you get with no power and nice weather. There were a few branches down on our road, but 1/2 mile away close to a park we go to got hit hard and here is a picture of a whole tree that got snapped off.