Went to check on my mom yesterday. She has been without power now for 9 days. I hooked up my generator and heated her water to shower and filled her bathtub with water to flush her commode. They are saying that power may be restored by Sunday or monday.

I drove back to the interstate on a back road and there is all kinds of lines down and trees across lines along this 8 or 10 mile stretch of road. Looks like it hasn't been touched yet.

FEMA is delivering water in a haphazard way and they have ice available at the local firehouse. The local grocery stores and gas stations in the closest town are open now.