Re: leavetaking
I had a (robo)call from Duke Energy on Saturday, estimating that they'd have our power restored by 11:45 PM EDT on Sunday. This afternoon around 4:15, the power came on. About 4:30, I got a call from Duke Energy apologizing for the change in estimate and giving the exact same estimated time of power restoration. I'm sure I'll get a call tomorrow morning (since they don't call after 9:00 PM or before 8:00 AM) confirming that the power has been restored...
Half an hour of disconnecting the inverter from the car (maintaining water circulation and heat for my partner's reef aquarium, getting the UPS boxes back where they belonged (the ones that power my partner's computers, my computer, and the 3D printer ran the aquarium the first couple hours the power was down), and waiting for the cable modem to find the internet service again, and everything was back. It looks like the contents of the refrigerator stayed about as cool as they would in a camping icebox (less than 48 hours without power and door opened only once in that time); the freezer partially thawed some items, so we'll have stuff that stuck together, but everything should still be edible.
And I'll be catching up here over the next hour or so.