There we were enjoying our evening glass of piquette on those two chairs below, when the sky began to darken from the West.
At about 6 pm the first drops of rain began to fall, so we headed for our covered terrace and settled-down anew. But not for long; suddenly all hell let loose, and hailstones the size of golfballs began to bounce around us, it started to thunder, and the first vicious flash of lightning cut our power supply. It always does!
It was a very violent, but short-lived, storm. The wind raged at over 100 kms/hr, and when we ventured out this morning there was mess everywhere, and still no power.
The pool was full of leaves (below). Lady M courageously cleaned as much as she could, and it was presentable again by midday.
It was about lunchtime when I began to worry about the contents of our freezer. I have only just stocked-up with essentials, and it was looking as if I could lose it all. Then at 1.30 pm the power came back on again.
This isn't a rare occasion. When we have storms here, they are usually quite impressive. Power invariably goes off, and trees are felled all around. They do make a terrible mess.
So, we are back to normal again. Life continues. And the contents of the freezer are safe. In a few hours time we shall be back on those chairs, sipping our piquette, and discussing the inefficiencies of the EDF (Those French electricity folk).
C'est la vie!
23 comments:
What fun!!
Never a dull moment chez Magnon.
There must be books written about people's experiences with EDF.
Not much rain along the south coast
As one who is often at the mercy of less than reliable power, I keep a mug of water in the freezer and once it is frozen, place a coin on the top of it. If, after a power outage, the coin has sunk to the bottom of the mug, I know the contents of the freezer are no longer safe. Just a thought. Wishing you good luck and fewer storms for the rest of summer.
I wondered what had happened. That was violent. Glad the pool and the freezer are OK. Enjoy your glass or 2 under that tree, again.
All the fun of the fair.
Horror stories? Then we let them take-over part of the UK's supply.
One of our wheelbarrows was half full. We could have mushrooms in a few days time.
What a very good idea. I shall implement that at once. Thanks!
We shall. Hopefully without all the drama of yesterday.
The drama of it ... You didn't even have to go the theatre, the opera or the cinema. The stage was set in your own "backyard". Tickets free.
As long as you and Lady M are still standing ... or sitting sipping your piquette all is well.
U
Well - that's a relief! I was imagining that you had fallen downstairs or that you had been kidnapped by Quaker terrorists or that you had run off with another woman or that your hamlet had suffered a power cut.
Have you been annoying the gods again, Cro?
A 'Son et Lumiere' all to ourselves.
No, none of those; except the last one!
I think I must have, they were certainly very angry about something.
Glad to hear that all is well again after the drama.
It only lasted a short while, but it was very dramatic!
Glad it was short lived. We don't often have power cuts but I have been thinking of getting a Power Station or generator mainly for the freezer. Perhaps you need something similar.
Now that sounds like a very powerful storm. No lightning strikes or trees falling on top of the house or pool and I'd call that a win.
Normal programming has resumed!
I did hear a neighbour had one going not long before the power came back on. Personally I think the expense would outweigh the value of anything lost from the freezer, but at least we would have been able to see.
I shall finish the pool cleaning in a couple of hours time, when it's light. No, no damage otherwise, thank goodness.
That's normally the sort of storm we get at the end of summer, though we don't always get a power cut (fingers crossed!). It usually marks the return of the cooler weather - and very welcome it is too!
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