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Last Thursday, the remnant of Tropical Storm Alberto blew through the region, and it spun up some isolated storms in the immediate area. Around 2:45, a cell blew through the neighborhood, and knocked out power to a few thousand customers - including us. Took nearly 24 hours for service to be restored. Trees were down - and lines, I presume - up and down Dutchmans Lane.
It wasn't a bad experience, to tell the truth. The day was warm, but not terribly so. Gas and water weren't interrupted, so no problems staying hydrated and getting clean. Displaying his normal degree of mindfulness, Housemate came home - knowing that the power was out - and opened the refrigerator, then tried to turn on two lamps. Sigh. A couple large bags of ice and my Coleman camp cooler ensured that my perishables stayed safe.
I do love storms, but I'm going to be a little nervous when the next one comes through.
My iPod Nano got plenty of use during the outage - hooray for its FM radio! Used my LED torch when needed, and read via my iPhone's Kindle app. The humor of using a pocket computer to read because it was too dark to read from paper didn't escape me.
For some reason, maybe nothing more than it sounding like a good idea at the time, a Virginia National Guard officer took a M577 APC out for a drive around the Richmond area this morning. No San Diego M60-style rampage, just ... a joyride. I expect that this will not lead to career advancement.
It wasn't a bad experience, to tell the truth. The day was warm, but not terribly so. Gas and water weren't interrupted, so no problems staying hydrated and getting clean. Displaying his normal degree of mindfulness, Housemate came home - knowing that the power was out - and opened the refrigerator, then tried to turn on two lamps. Sigh. A couple large bags of ice and my Coleman camp cooler ensured that my perishables stayed safe.
I do love storms, but I'm going to be a little nervous when the next one comes through.
My iPod Nano got plenty of use during the outage - hooray for its FM radio! Used my LED torch when needed, and read via my iPhone's Kindle app. The humor of using a pocket computer to read because it was too dark to read from paper didn't escape me.
For some reason, maybe nothing more than it sounding like a good idea at the time, a Virginia National Guard officer took a M577 APC out for a drive around the Richmond area this morning. No San Diego M60-style rampage, just ... a joyride. I expect that this will not lead to career advancement.