The ice storm here knocked out the power sometime after midnight 
Thursday morning.  It was only restored 
today just before noon, 
which means that our house (and rps.net) went without power for five and a 
half days.  Lows at night got as far down as 17 degrees F this past week.  
All in all, not a pleasant experience.  If it had continued any longer, 
people might have gotten hurt!