wind , gas, & water
The storm that was supposed to hit us on Thursday suddenly turned right and missed us altogether. Those of you in the southern part of the island and the lower mainland know the outcome and got to experience some of what hit us the previous Monday. We got our cable back on Friday and I was amazed at the desrtuction at Stanley Park. I guess our storm was well reported on the news and was seen by most everybody except Denmanites. Although we had our power back on four days after the storm, some 
people here were without power until yesterday. Some phone and cable lines will not be repaired until early January. Most of the hydro crews have left and are replaced by logging trucks mopping up some of the roadsides. There is a lot of firewood being cut this week. I've included a few more storm aftermath shots, one of Ashley & her friend Stephanie standing by one uprooted tree; there were several in a row along Lacon Road. The culprit that hit the centre of the island was apparently a waterspout, (a type of tornado). It was about a quarter mile across and several hundred 
feet high, (within a few weeks this story will be re-told as much larger). It was clocked at Chrome Island with winds of 177 kph. We were hit with another storm last night (Dec 18th) with winds of about 70kph, this would have been impressive before, but now is considered an ocean breeze.
This is our first Denman Island Christmas Tree. It is a free range, organic tree; no chemical pesticides or fertilizers were used to grow this tree. It was not sheared each year at a tree farm using minimum wage labour; no fossil fuel used to transport it, and no corporation profited by it's sale. It is truly a "green" tree and It's from my backyard...
Saturday was the "Seniors Christmas Benefit Dinner", it is held at the Seniors Hall by the Denman Island Seniors Museum Society. For $20 you get a full turkey dinner, a live "big band" with dancing and island conversation about the storm we all endured. And no, we weren't the youngest people there!!
Sunday was the "Island" Christmas dinner. I'm not sure how many people attended, but there was a steady stream of turkey coming out of the kitchen for a good two hours. The hall was packed, but there seemed to be enough seating as people came and went over the evening. All the dinner was donated; the salads and deserts were provided on a pot-luck basis. Santa showed up about 7:00 p.m. with prezzies for all the kids. Now that I'm all turkey'd out (and a little gassy, turkey does that, doesn't it), I'm looking forward to the Christmas dinner at the Kingfisher seafood buffet. We've never been, but have been told it's second to none.
people here were without power until yesterday. Some phone and cable lines will not be repaired until early January. Most of the hydro crews have left and are replaced by logging trucks mopping up some of the roadsides. There is a lot of firewood being cut this week. I've included a few more storm aftermath shots, one of Ashley & her friend Stephanie standing by one uprooted tree; there were several in a row along Lacon Road. The culprit that hit the centre of the island was apparently a waterspout, (a type of tornado). It was about a quarter mile across and several hundred 
feet high, (within a few weeks this story will be re-told as much larger). It was clocked at Chrome Island with winds of 177 kph. We were hit with another storm last night (Dec 18th) with winds of about 70kph, this would have been impressive before, but now is considered an ocean breeze.
This is our first Denman Island Christmas Tree. It is a free range, organic tree; no chemical pesticides or fertilizers were used to grow this tree. It was not sheared each year at a tree farm using minimum wage labour; no fossil fuel used to transport it, and no corporation profited by it's sale. It is truly a "green" tree and It's from my backyard...Saturday was the "Seniors Christmas Benefit Dinner", it is held at the Seniors Hall by the Denman Island Seniors Museum Society. For $20 you get a full turkey dinner, a live "big band" with dancing and island conversation about the storm we all endured. And no, we weren't the youngest people there!!
Sunday was the "Island" Christmas dinner. I'm not sure how many people attended, but there was a steady stream of turkey coming out of the kitchen for a good two hours. The hall was packed, but there seemed to be enough seating as people came and went over the evening. All the dinner was donated; the salads and deserts were provided on a pot-luck basis. Santa showed up about 7:00 p.m. with prezzies for all the kids. Now that I'm all turkey'd out (and a little gassy, turkey does that, doesn't it), I'm looking forward to the Christmas dinner at the Kingfisher seafood buffet. We've never been, but have been told it's second to none.
We have house, dog, cat, rat sitters coming to stay here while we head down to the big "V" for a New Year's bash. Fireweed & Mike, have a house & pet sitting biz that is very reasonable and they're very nice people. Fireweed is the organizer of the Vegan Potluck which we have 
attended and Mike heads up MEOW and Enviro-Mike
My two water system monitoring buds have left the island for Christmas leaving me in charge of the system. The good news: everyone is still alive, The bad news: all the power failures have affected the chlorine levels and I didn't take notes on my 5 minute lesson, on how to adjust the equipment. Until the 29th, it's just me and "Rusty", he's all topped up at 14,000 gallons of crystal clear H2O and I'm told he's much prettier on the
inside, (we all know people like that). This summer Rusty will be stripped down and re-painted... I'm thinking something tie-dyed.
attended and Mike heads up MEOW and Enviro-MikeMy two water system monitoring buds have left the island for Christmas leaving me in charge of the system. The good news: everyone is still alive, The bad news: all the power failures have affected the chlorine levels and I didn't take notes on my 5 minute lesson, on how to adjust the equipment. Until the 29th, it's just me and "Rusty", he's all topped up at 14,000 gallons of crystal clear H2O and I'm told he's much prettier on the
inside, (we all know people like that). This summer Rusty will be stripped down and re-painted... I'm thinking something tie-dyed.Don't forget to check out the Denman photo album... link to the right...
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