{"id":34262,"date":"2019-10-30T17:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T01:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sparselysageandtimely.com\/blog\/?p=34262"},"modified":"2023-12-21T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T20:00:08","slug":"electrical-power-is-on-again-in-point-reyes-station-and-im-back-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparselysageandtimely.com\/?p=34262","title":{"rendered":"Electrical power is on again in Point Reyes Station and I’m back online"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On a normal evening,<\/strong> this is how Mitchell cabin’s sitting area, dining area, and kitchen look. A journalism student once described the scene as a collection of “mismatched furniture.”<\/p>\n

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But for three evenings<\/strong> this week, here is how it looked as seen from the other end of the room (thanks to an oil lamp and 11 candles) as a result of PG&E’s turning off power to West Marin, along with many other communities. It was a precaution against high winds that might knock down power lines and spark wildfires in this dry weather.<\/p>\n

Although most of West Marin was spared unusually high winds, the blackout cost Mitchell cabin not only its lights but also its water pressure. During the blackout, water coming from our faucets was barely more than a trickle. The cabin’s elevation is close to that of the North Marin Water District tanks on Tank Road in Point Reyes Station. As a result, gravity alone doesn’t provide much of a flow in our household water system, so we rely on an electric pressure pump to have strong streams of water in faucets, hoses, and in the shower.<\/p>\n

Nor were showers much of an option during the blackout for any townsperson with an electric hot water heater. With the power back, I finally got to take a shower this morning. If the blackout had gone on for too many more days, Point Reyes Station might have developed a stinky population.<\/p>\n

As I write at 6 p.m. Wednesday, power is still off in parts of Dillon Beach, Fairfax, Kentfield, Marshall, Mill Valley, Muir Beach, San Anselmo, Sausalito, Stinson Beach, and Tomales, the Marin Sheriff’s Office has reported.\u00c2\u00a0Better wear a face mask when you visit folks there.<\/p>\n

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But even before the blackout began<\/strong> life here was seeming strange. I looked up from my living-room chair a few evenings ago and was startled to see this damsel outside peering in the window.<\/p>\n

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Once I thought about it, however, the explanation was obvious.<\/strong> I was seeing a reflection from part of a plant holder hanging inside near the window.<\/p>\n

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Canada geese<\/strong> heading west to Drakes Estero for the night one evening last week. I get to see them most evenings if I listen for their honking around sunset.<\/p>\n

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Memories of spring: a kestrel<\/strong> on the railing of our deck.<\/p>\n

Dealing with the blackout has been tiring, so I’ll stop here and take a snooze. Goodnight. I’ll sleep tight. And I won’t<\/em> have any bedbugs bite; after all, Mitchell cabin is not<\/em> a Trump hotel.<\/p>\n

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