Yeah, the Dukes started out in tobacco, endowed the University, and diversified into power. I gather, from things I've read before, that electric companies tend to help each other out in emergencies; I know the electric company we had when I was a kid in northern Ohio would send trucks to help out the Southeast after hurricanes and things. What I don't know is whether it's some kind of formal arrangement or an informal case of companies tending to help others in the hope/expectation that they'll get help when they need it. Kentucky's National Guard has apparently been doing a lot, too.

I'll cross my fingers for you. Our power apparently came back on today, so soon we'll be heading back to a house full of dirty dishes and lots of candles.