I finally escaped the war zone that is western Ky. It is the biggest mess I have ever seen. There is no power, no phones (cells don't even work), and no gas. There are one or two gas stations open, with up to 10 hour waits and a likely brawl or riot every hour. I had to siphon gas out of the lawn mower to get enough gas to get far enough away to find more gas to get out of paducah. Paducah is slowly restoring power, but will likely be a week or more before it is back on. The rest of the area may not be as lucky. Marshall county had 100% power outage yesterday, and will be a while before they are back on - I hope Dave is staying warm. Some areas are estimating 30 days before power is restored.

My house is a mess. I am estimating between $10,000 and $20,000 should get us close to normal. We moved into the house loving the natural yard with plenty of trees. We don't have any complete trees, with 9 full trees laying in the yard or on the house. Had to have a chainsaw to get out of the driveway. We didn't find gas until beaver dam - which is about 100 miles from paducah. Now we are chilling, or should I say warming at my parents house in E-town.

I hope everyone on here is staying warm, and safe.