~ ~ Monday, October 29, 2012 ~ ~
9:00pm – Winds: 24mph with 30mph gusts. The pressure is at
967mb, and still falling (for reference, 24 hours ago, the pressure here was around
1004mb). Thankfully, yours truly still has power (*knock on wood… again*), but
power is out in many surrounding areas. Underground electrical wires… they can
be a seriously awesome thing. I will, however, be surprised if my place manages
to get through this thing without going dark. Sad part? The worst is apparently
still to come. I have to hand it to you, southerners, this whole mammoth storm
thing is tough! It’s not so much the howling wind and rain thing here right
now, but more the prospect that my power could go out at any minute, so
holyshnikiesIbetterhurryupandmakemymicrowavepopcornnow! It’s odd to think that
not too horribly long ago, electricity was some fable… The prospect of being
without a TV that could bring you cable broadcasts with the push of a button or
without a computer through which you would instantly communicate with friends
and colleagues did not scare people because these circumstances were completely
normal. To me, however, the idea that I may very well be forced to go without
the internet by factors outside of my control is absolutely frightening. What
would I do at 9:15pm on a Monday night? Sleep? Strike up a conversation with my
finger puppets? Read by frosting-scented candle-light? Bet you didn’t think
this would start to become a philosophical discussion, did you?
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