On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 05:57:05 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

rained ice most of the day yesterday and the power went out about
11.10 PM and jsut now came back on about a half hr. ago. Gas oven and
fireplace did a good job keeping the place medium warm last night.
It's nice to have electricity again.

Tim, it's good to hear you're OK. The news here, last night, inspired me to give
you some advice:

Don't drive to downtown Chicago.