Power Outage
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I'm just stopping in to update you on our current situation. Friday we went to dinner. I thought we were going to a new restaurant. The old restaurant, Canon's Stake House, served delicious and very pricey meals. We could eat there very often because we knew each meal would end up being over one hundred dollars per person.
We were heading to The Firehouse because they're known for good food in downtown Meadville. As we came to an intersection, Jeff looked to the right and saw Canons is now called Sparks. We discussed going there to eat instead. I pulled the restaurant up online to see if I could see a menu. I could not find a website. We decided to go in and look at the menu. What we found the owner named John who exuberantly welcomed us and explained that it was a private party preview of the food. There will be a Grand Opening on Monday for Sparks.
John surprised us with four Swedish-style meatballs to taste. They were some of the best meatballs I've had. He let us review the menu, which includes some tasty looks options, including halushka (cabbage and noodles) John introduced us to his wife, Shannon. John and Shannon were married last April.
We were invited to have a drink. I asked for a soda, and my husband ordered scotch. John surprised us with a steaming dish of meatballs we tasted and two pieces of grilled sourdough bread.
Jeff and I had intended to go out to dinner. I think John wanted to keep us there for a little while to encourage us to return. Half of the generous dish of meatballs and a slice of the bread was enough, on top of the other two meatballs I had already eaten to fill my stomach.
Halfway through our visit, I got a phone call from my friend and neighbor. She was calling to find out if we had lost electric power. I told her that we were not home, but I thanked her for letting us know.
The owners needed to close up the restaurant to go home to their four dogs, four cats, and twelve chickens so we bid them good night. Once we left there I no longer felt hungry, and Jeff decided he would just fix salmon for himself at home after hooking up our generator.
The power is still down today, and Jeff has added gas a couple of times. He went to Harbor Freight and purchased a second generator to run power for the man who rents the apartment connected to our apartment. The cost was approximately $1200 but now we have backup power for that apartment, too.
Power is estimated to be restored tomorrow around six p.m. The storm yesterday included heavy winds that took trees and power lines out. We are so very grateful for the generators, and the renter was very grateful, too. Everyone will sleep warm.
I cooked Jeff's favorite meal this evening.
He loves my homemade meatloaf. He picked up some frozen French fries that we cooked in the air fryer.
On Saturday the Alive community shares interaction. Here are a couple of posts I enjoyed.
@houhou writes a delightful story on a freewrite prompt.
https://ecency.com/hive-161155/@houhou/5-minute-freewrite-cheese-runner
@myjob makes poetry from the freewrite prompt.
https://ecency.com/hive-161155/@myjob/5-minute-freewrite-2244-prompt-cheese-runner
@egbre is learning music!
https://ecency.com/hive-155221/@egbre/egbre-is-alive-learning-to
@ashlinn is happy about the day and shares a gorgeous sunrise before going to work.
https://ecency.com/hive-155221/@ashlinn/11-january-2024
I'm Alive and Thriving. I decided to draw since no power meant i couldn't do laundry or clean house today. This is my work in progress for the day. I purchased a mechanical pencil kit that I wanted to play with. After I sketched the mouse I began coloring my sketch in using Prismacolor colored pencils.
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Glad everything turned out well. I hope that power has been restored there now. Happy Sunday!
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Thank you! It should be restored by six o'clock this evening. We are still running on generator power.
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My pleasure!
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This drawing is so beautiful and amazing.
Nice one dear, neatly outlined.
I can only imagine the meals you ate at the restaurant, sounds like great dishes.
Sorry about the power outage.
I hope it gets fixed soon.
Thank you for the compliments! Yes, the food was delicious. We might go to their grand opening tomorrow evening.
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You are welcome dear.
I believe you will enjoy the grand opening.
So sorry to hear about the power outage. Hope it'll be restored soonest. Keep living.
Thank you! It was restored right after we returned home from church this afternoon. Now we are having a furnace issue with the renter's furnace
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Wow, glad it was restored. The furnace issues will also be fixed too. Happy new week to you.
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I hope your power has been restored by now. I can not image not having power in the winter up north. Jeff is a good man to buy another generator for another renter.
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Thank you! Yes, it works now. They restored power right after we got back from church this afternoon..that's fortunate since the old generator broke down. We need to see if it can be restored. We got a text from the renter. The heat isn't blowing for some reason. Jeff looked at it and the renter's furnace now needs a new motor He was able to get it working for Now, but hopefully it won't go out overnight since we can't do anything on Sunday. Yes, we can't let the renter freeze. He went from neighbor to renter when we purchased this house after we got married. He's a nice guy and always pays rent.
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Hopefully, Jeff can get the generator fixed. My husband has seen 2 for sale near us and talks about buying one but hasn't done it yet. One was only 100 and the other 150, we have one but it blows oil, we have to keep filling it with more oil. If you have a renter who pays rent, you better keep him, so many people have a hard time getting good renters.
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Holy moly, when you said pricey food, you weren't kidding! What a fortuitous discovery of the new restaurant! The owner definitely knows how to get and keep customers! I imagine he'll do very well indeed! Living off grid as we do here, I've definitely come to appreciate the incredible usefulness of generators! Excellent post curation and spotlighting! Your mouse is adorable! That's so cool that you draw! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
I agree, it was a fortuitous discovery. Perhaps we will see them tomorrow for their grand opening! Power returned today, but the old generator quit so Jeff will be looking at it. I'm tickled that you like my drawing. Little known fact: in school I was called mouse because I was short and I drew a mouse for my autograph on year books. Have a wonderful day! Next month us my Hawaii adventure! I'm so excited! We will go snorkeling and be taking a ride in a helicopter!
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That sounds great, and like you not oniy found a new restaurant, but also new friends! I hope the generator is repairable! We've had that happen too, and the last tike we had to replace it. Yes I love people's creative expression! That's really cute about your nickname and your mousey autograph! Thank you so much! Oh wow, that is exciting! That sounds really wonderful, and I hope that your adventures and experiences far exceed your expectations! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
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Power outages are a part of life where we live. So many trees, so many storms, so much snow. The power company is in the process of burying most of the power lines in our area, but they won't be done until sometime later this year. We, too, have a generator, just in case. It has seen a good bit of use over the years.
I have a favorite meatloaf recipe, too. It came from my mother-in-law, who was a fantastic cook. I hope you get the chance to go back and try that restaurant after it is officially open. How nice of the proprietor to give you samples!