How Do You Handle A Crisis?

Who are you when unexpected circumstances force you to make some tough choices?

I've definitely handled some life-or-death situations in my lifetime. But I was not expecting to be in another one last Friday.

A major winter storm hit my area. The snow was pouring down faster than the plows could clear the roads. Indeed, a snow plow slipped right off the road into a ditch next to my house.

As the snow fell without letting up the winds gusted as high as 45 mph. Small snow-laden branches were falling down all around my house.  A tree blow down across a street - a whole tree.  

I later discovered fallen trees had closed my road here and also closed lanes on the interstate highway for miles and miles!

My heart thumped quite a bit as I hoped none of those enormous heavy branches would snap and take down the electrical lines right outside my window.

All day and night I heard the boom of large clumps of snow falling off branches overhead hitting my roof. And I hoped none would come right through it.  A branch had blown down on my roof in a previous wind storm. You see, in that deep snow I didn't know how I could have easily gotten out of my house and escaped to safety.

And then the electricity went out,

The temperature in my house quickly dropped to 55 degrees F. I didn't know how much lower it might go. I had no other source of heat. Would the pipes hold okay?

Oh yeah, the electricity runs the pump from my well so I also could not flush the commode.

Now, I like adventures but I gotta tell you - this one? I would have gladly never known that situation.

Ah, but I have always been someone who handles a crisis without thinking - just responded right away.

Watch the video to find out what happened. AND to answer my questions for you - which you can share below the video.