Windstorm of the decade

We had quite a windstorm here this last Thursday. A record 69 mph gust was recorded at Seatac, edging out the 93 Inauguration Day Storm by 5 mph. I remember that one as a good wind storm (like they are good?) too. But that one didn't seem as powerful as this one. We live on a hill, on top of a plataue, and the wind was absolutely howling. I remember looking out the window a lot, or just staring out the window and watching the trees, huge trees sway back and forth. And the flash of blue lights (transformers) filling the sky. A million+ people without power this time. We lost our power for 3+ days, but some other people are still without power. Trying to get gas, food or get around sucked. So many traffic lights out. What is a normal 20 minute drive took an hour+. Staying warm...good luck. Here are some pictures of trees that went down right next to our property. Puget Sound Energy showed up to take a look at our neighbor's house and told him 8-10 days. I started praying just before this so it was interesting to see them show up. Then for some strange reason, they stop and cut down our blue spruce hanging on the wires. This was a good thing, because the next day, the power came on, which a survey group said wouldn't until they came out and fixed the issues. Namely getting the tree off the support wires for the utility pole, which is pulling on the line directly tied to our house. Thank goodness nothing hit our house. This is a storm I'll never forget.
Something else I realized is how much I take for granted these luxories in life...power, heat, cable, TV and internet!