Thanks y'all... whew! That was another 4 hours of stress I guess I could have done without... usually I use loud tv and lots of lights to help me get through thunderstorms. I even have the accordian hurricane shutters closed on my bedroom windows so I can't get the full effect of the lightening... without electric I was suffering from near full effect of the constant storming going through today, tonight.

It's kind of ok now... still constant rumbling and lightening but I have electric so I'm trying to "ignore" it. One "good" thing I found out is that I can open the garage door without power. I mean, I know how to use the motor detachment but hadn't done so. I have always been concerned that I wouldn't be strong enough to pop the door up "manually." It was a breeze! (Must've been those that the members here sent?) It rolled up like silicone. I had a little trouble resetting the motor mechanism once the power came back on, but it's all set. And now I know, in event of emergency I can go out that garage door.

sigh. Thanks again for the wishes of good.