Eventually we even decided to head to a movie before returning to our apartment. The idea was that a movie would provide us with a few hours of refuge from our unfanned apartment during the power outage. Eventually we all agreed on The Other Guys, which we all ended up enjoying.
I should note that just as the sun was setting we happened to be waiting at an intersection in Bayer's Lake when we heard something of a thud and screech. At first it appeared that a three car pile up had occurred just across the street from us. Rebecca, sensing a confrontation between several of the drivers/participants, decided to report the incident to the cops. After the reporting process was complete we went on our way.
When we drove by this intersection a little later in the evening it seemed as though there were ambulances on site and at least six cars involved (and I could see about six police cars). Presumably there was either a second accident or a further pile up in relation to the first accident. (Though when I just showed the above photo to my fellow witnesses they said they were sure that there were more vehicles there at the time of the accident - the photographic evidence did little to convince them otherwise).
When we returned to our apartment we discovered that our building had power. Once we were inside Rebecca was able to determine that we had actually had power since about 6:00 PM, meaning that some of our refuge/shopping activities were not entirely necessary. Unfortunately we didn't have a good way of determining whether or not our power had been restored and thus decided to play it on the 'safe' side and keep on trucking at Bayer's Lake, a decision I don't entire regret (and certainly wouldn't regret had we come home to find we were without power).
Anyway, I guess this will be it for the Hurricane Earl updates, seeing as the storm seems to have passed. Thanks for following along.
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