It was the worst...

natural disaster in Kentucky's history... about 700,000 people were left without electricity, many for weeks. Well it certainly didn't leave them with out power, because the people around here responded quite powerfully indeed. I particularly appreciated a local radio station that spent all of it's on-air time broadcasting storm-related information. And as bad as it was, this storm was actually much less destructive than either the Great Ice Storm of 1998 or possibly the 2008 Northeastern storm which left about twice as many people without electricity for upwards of 10 days or more. The Northeastern storm only rates as the "worst storm in a decade" in New England and in 20 years for upstate New York. Notably, only about 4 deaths were attributed to it, while Kentucky's caused more like 30 which is on par with the fatality rate of the Great Ice Storm of 1998... which left many more people without electricity for two or three times as long all over the Northeast and a large area in Canada.

I've heard again and again that it's too expensive to bury power lines... but with at least three massive ice storms in about 10 years, I'm trying to imagine it would cost more than picking up the pieces.

Reminds me of an interesting word of warning from one of my favorite bands...

and for lovers everywhere... all the best

To all the lovers out there... all through history... clinging together through this world and it's troubles, and especially to those of you who've been told that loving each other was wrong and who had the courage to do it anyway... I wish you the best and may God bless you...