They must be evil in a way we don't fully understand yet.
That is the funniest, most clever thing I've ever heard you say. Bravo.
BTW, I watched a lot of The Weather Channel over the last few days. They ran a lot of "jenny Craig" or some such commercials with Carrie Fisher. WHAT HAPPENED TO HER? Did she have a stroke or something? Why is her speech so slurred?
Between the ECT, the psych meds, and the drug/alcohol addictions, I'm guessing something's up with her brain. She's actually less scary now than a few years ago.
We got hit pretty hard, had some leaking because whoever designed our apartment thought it was a good idea to make it using Elmer's glue and cardboard, and it knocked out our internet for about 4 days. Also the front of the apartment complex was under around 6 feet of water.
Been without power since 10 AM or so on Sunday. Otherwise, no real problems. We're also lucky that a relatively nearby friend does have power and allowed us to stash our perishables in her fridge.
Despite living right next to the river, we had basically no damage. There were some trees and a lot of limbs down, but nothing that actually threatened us. No roof tiles off, and only one minor leak in my roommate's window that we quickly caught and plugged up with towels and duct tape. It probably wouldn't have even been an issue if not for the wind. We could even get around our neighborhood with minimal difficulty.
We did lose power for most of Saturday but it came back just before dark and our internet returned with it. The storm was overall a minor inconvenience to us, with actually more benefits than troubles. I got to have a cookout with my neighbors and two days of no classes. They've already cleaned everything up around us so other than the river being high, we really don't have any troubles on our end. Campus is a spectacular mess, though.
So my house is fine but like 7 blocks away from me is flooded. And the town next to me is flooded. Also I do not know when I will have a job again. My store is about 4 feet above the ground, but apparently there were some problems with the roof.... I called in and asked if I should come help clean up, My boss said he will call me. He was crying.
Power JUST came back on for my street here in Foxboro, MA. Sweet internet, how I have missed you. Now to recharge all the electronics.
On a side note, National Grid is NOT working "around the clock" to restore power. A friend of mine with a police scanner heard them call it a night at 9:30.
Power just came back on last night on my way home from work. Hell I can deal with not having internet as long as I have electricity to give me hot meals without having to go out, light, and hot showers.
I'm somehow not surprised that National Grid isn't working "around the clock." Supposedly a lineman from MI that came in to help with the repairs basically called them morons for not scheduling the repairs properly. They certainly aren't appearing to be the most competent utility out there...
For me it's really lack of running water. I can live without hot showers, and cook with fossil fuels for the time being, but not being able to flush the toilet gets to me in a hurry.
For me it's really lack of running water. I can live without hot showers, and cook with fossil fuels for the time being, but not being able to flush the toilet gets to me in a hurry.
That's why they tell you to put plastic down in your bathtub and save the water from your showers. Of course, if sewer lines are broken, flushing the toilet is a pretty bad idea anyway.
For me it's really lack of running water. I can live without hot showers, and cook with fossil fuels for the time being, but not being able to flush the toilet gets to me in a hurry.
Didn't have a problem with that, but I wasn't on well water either.
I once went 28 hours without power to run our well. It sucked pretty bad.
Try one week in the middle of nowhere. I mean, I guess we could have shat in the woods if need be, but it wasn't fun. Our solution was to fill a bucket with snow, let it melt, then pour it in the toilet to flush.
I once went 28 hours without power to run our well. It sucked pretty bad.
Ice storm of 1998: The National Guard dug us out of three feet of ice after two weeks with no power or water. Temperatures of -50F literally exploded all the utility poles in the region. FACT: I owned snow shoes in high school. Adirondacks FTW.
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We did lose power for most of Saturday but it came back just before dark and our internet returned with it. The storm was overall a minor inconvenience to us, with actually more benefits than troubles. I got to have a cookout with my neighbors and two days of no classes. They've already cleaned everything up around us so other than the river being high, we really don't have any troubles on our end.
Campus is a spectacular mess, though.
On a side note, National Grid is NOT working "around the clock" to restore power. A friend of mine with a police scanner heard them call it a night at 9:30.
I'm somehow not surprised that National Grid isn't working "around the clock." Supposedly a lineman from MI that came in to help with the repairs basically called them morons for not scheduling the repairs properly. They certainly aren't appearing to be the most competent utility out there...