Power was temporarily restored. When it went out again, the power company changed the outage report status to say that the estimated repair time was just two words: "Assessing Condition".

So thats basically a question mark at this point. A fallen tree branch? Downed pole? Blown transformer? Who knows.

I'm still at the motel for now. Unless the call is made to stay one last night, we'll be returningnhome tomorrow morning. All that will probably await us is a dark and chilly house.