this is just great news

It's going to be a long, cold night.

"A spokeswoman for Duke Power, the main supplier of electricity in the hard-hit stretches of the Carolinas, said crews were working to restore power, but added that it could be a long process."

Or maybe a long, cold week, even.

"Duke officials could offer no estimates of when customers can expect power to be restored."

Proof that God has a sense of humor: my house has no power, but my workplace does.