And counting.\u00c2\u00a0 Actually about 27 now.\u00c2\u00a0 Sucks.\u00c2\u00a0 Have a fridge full of food if anyone wants it.<\/p>\n
You don’t realize how much you depend on electricity until you don’t have it for an extended amount of time.\u00c2\u00a0 I swear, when it comes back on I’m turning on every TV in the house, my computers, Playstation…. might even microwave some water for the helluvit.\u00c2\u00a0 Coffee mug with a light bulb in it.<\/p>\n
I freaked my neighbor out today – my garage door opener has a battery backup in it.\u00c2\u00a0 I left for work and he said “You have power?!?”\u00c2\u00a0 Heh.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I don’t have it too bad – taking turns charging stuff with the inverter I have.\u00c2\u00a0 Thought about firing up the grill earlier but the chicken I had left in the fridge smelled suspect.\u00c2\u00a0 Made it to work about an hour late today – weaving past down trees was fun.\u00c2\u00a0 Here’s a flash people – if the stop lights are dark, treat it as a four way stop.\u00c2\u00a0 Seriously.\u00c2\u00a0 And you don’t get to try to sneak through with the car in front of you.\u00c2\u00a0 Work was good though – I was one of the few people who made it in (me?!\u00c2\u00a0 a model employee?!\u00c2\u00a0 whodathunkit) had a few fires to put out, but my building downtown never lost power over the weekend.\u00c2\u00a0 I know I’ve bragged a little about the company I work for, but how cool:\u00c2\u00a0 the president sent an email about 11 saying they were closing the office at noon and wouldn’t open until noon tomorrow.\u00c2\u00a0 Honestly concerned about people trying to clean up after the storm, take care of kids unexpectedly at home, and worried about the commute people were facing during rush hour with trees down and traffic lights.\u00c2\u00a0 Awesome.<\/p>\n
Didn’t really take any pictures… just go to your favorite news site and see what the mere remnants of Ike did to the midwest.\u00c2\u00a0 You poor Texans.<\/p>\n
Have to love a Treo 750, AT&T data plan, and a bluetooth capable laptop.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ll probably spend this evening about like the last – back porch, tiki torches, glock, laptop, beer, and treo.\u00c2\u00a0 You can take the power out of the house, but you can’t take the geek out of it.<\/p>\n
Stay safe out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
And counting.\u00c2\u00a0 Actually about 27 now.\u00c2\u00a0 Sucks.\u00c2\u00a0 Have a fridge full of food if anyone wants it. You don’t realize how much you depend on electricity until you don’t have it for an extended amount of time.\u00c2\u00a0 I swear, when … Continue reading