2008 Winter Blackout
Dec. 12th, 2008 10:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amezriThe power went out last night at 2am while I was reading some Bones fic. It was still out when I got up this morning and according to National Grid we won't have power until Saturday. LOVELY.
After I had some cocoa and putzed around, we all went out to move the massive amounts of branched all in the driveway and yard. I took some photos but haven't gotten them off the camera yet. Some of the branches were stabbed into the ground several inches.
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seijitataki made lunch on our Sterno tabletop burner. Macaroni and salmon with tomatoes. Not a combination I'd have put together, but it wasn't bad.
The next few hours, all I did was lay on the couch covered in a blanket while the house cooled like 10 degrees. Meh.smashedrecords called and chatted for a bit and invited me over as she still had power. Didn't feel like it at a time. But... I just didn't know what to do with myself and it was only 5pm so really too early to sleep. Dragged myself into the bathroom and took a quick shower. You know putting on makeup in the dark is really difficult? Decided to head to smashedrecords to hang out for awhile.
The trip to her house was kinda crazy. Branches down everywhere and tons of streetlights were out. Thankfully people were stopping and treating it like a 4-way stop. Part way down Nott St, there was a blockade for downed trees or a line or something and I wasn't sure where I should go. I somehow managed to make my way down Lexington and looped back to Nott, to that was pretty awesome.
Had a fun time. Watched some videos online. Played on the Internet! (Really, what would I do without Internet and TV? No clue.) We watched Dr. Horrible too! Unfortunately, I missed the new Stargate: Atlantis and Sanctuary, which is a bummer. Will have to catch it online or something.
Hopefully power will be back soon. Tomorrow mom and I are going to Lee, MA for some seminar so she can win plane tickets or something. I have no idea.
After I had some cocoa and putzed around, we all went out to move the massive amounts of branched all in the driveway and yard. I took some photos but haven't gotten them off the camera yet. Some of the branches were stabbed into the ground several inches.
seijitataki made lunch on our Sterno tabletop burner. Macaroni and salmon with tomatoes. Not a combination I'd have put together, but it wasn't bad.The next few hours, all I did was lay on the couch covered in a blanket while the house cooled like 10 degrees. Meh.
smashedrecords called and chatted for a bit and invited me over as she still had power. Didn't feel like it at a time. But... I just didn't know what to do with myself and it was only 5pm so really too early to sleep. Dragged myself into the bathroom and took a quick shower. You know putting on makeup in the dark is really difficult? Decided to head to smashedrecords to hang out for awhile.The trip to her house was kinda crazy. Branches down everywhere and tons of streetlights were out. Thankfully people were stopping and treating it like a 4-way stop. Part way down Nott St, there was a blockade for downed trees or a line or something and I wasn't sure where I should go. I somehow managed to make my way down Lexington and looped back to Nott, to that was pretty awesome.
Had a fun time. Watched some videos online. Played on the Internet! (Really, what would I do without Internet and TV? No clue.) We watched Dr. Horrible too! Unfortunately, I missed the new Stargate: Atlantis and Sanctuary, which is a bummer. Will have to catch it online or something.
Hopefully power will be back soon. Tomorrow mom and I are going to Lee, MA for some seminar so she can win plane tickets or something. I have no idea.
