(Diary – Windstorm) I live in a ‘region’ with about 20k people about thirty minu

(Diary – Windstorm)
I live in a ‘region’ with about 20k people about thirty minutes to the west of Redmond WA (think microsoft), that still has large farms etc – but enough people to warrant shopping amenities, a starbucks, and a few restaurants. When I was younger this was ‘the sticks’.
Surprisingly, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) restored power to our neighborhood just before noon. And Verizon restored internet just a bit ago. (I don’t know who owns the local hard lines.)
I’ve lived through weeks of post-windstorm (think hurricane without rain) before. So I expected we’d be down for days. So, again, thanks for the real men who work the lines and take care of us in times of stress.