Never taunt the fear demon. It's tacky.

[sara_tanaquil]

It seems I crowed over my good fortune too soon. Power went out late last night and has not returned. (At least I can still read manga in the daylight?)

On the upside, my neighborhood isn't too badly off. Streets are clear, most streetlights are working and (most importantly) my local Starbucks is open. I am caffeinated! Weather is lovely this morning.

Classes were supposed to start today, but they were canceled in anticipation of the storm.

Camping adventures will now commence. Where did I put that propane stove?

ETA: never have I been so grateful for power outlets and free wifi at Starbucks.

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[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that, but at least the days are still long and you can go outside or read by daylight in the meantime. Also, thank goodness the coffee apocalypse has been averted! ;) People were kayaking in the parking lots out in Danbury (lol?) and there is lots of flooding out that way. So far everyone I've been able to contact by cell is OK but no one has power and don't expect it back any time soon. :/ Definitely some bad news coming out of New England, so I'm glad you are relatively good by comparison. Are classes canceled for the week or will it be day-by-day basis? Good luck!!

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Am definitely planning to take advantage of daylight hours (I read one manga already this morning). Also, I will be trying out my propane lantern on the porch this evening to see if it's bright enough to read by, and I have a little booklight I bought in Japan for bedtime reading.

They say this storm was worse than Gloria for power loss across the state, even though Gloria was a stronger storm. Honestly it didn't seem like such a bad storm where I was, but obviously it hit pretty hard in terms of downed trees and flooding elsewhere across the state. The recovery period should be fun! (That is actually not totally ironic. The novelty hasn't worn off... yet.)

I assume classes will resume tomorrow (meaning my first classes will be Weds), but we'll see, I guess.

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. :/ From the news this morning, it sounded like so many people were out that it would be a while to get it back, too. Good luck! At least you have water, even if it's cold?

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Having water definitely makes things easier. I am kind of looking forward to a week of camping out with my little stove and lantern (which probably means I'll get power back three hours from now).

I hope my students weren't expecting me to have much in the way of clean clothes, though...

Have already finished one manga since last night! Only 1,058 to go.

[wrenwyn.livejournal.com]

Hey Honey! Well, you can always crash here; take a shower, sleep, read whatever.

I heard a report on the news (it was a total fluke that it was on, I never listen to news -- everyone knows that)... you know come to think of it, it may have been a commercial or PSA... anyway, the guy on whatever it was said that it will take a LONG time to get power back on for people. Of course, it will all vary but the damage is blah blah blah. Lots of man-power blah blah blah. Seems like they could hire some people to help through the crisis and kill two birds with one storm, so to speak.

Anyway, point being you can come here if you need to. You are always welcome. =(>.<)=

Starbucks must be thanking their lucky gods of fortune

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Thanks love! firesign10 offered as well, & I'm probably going to stop by her place after I have an appointment at the Enfield Villari's at noon tomorrow. I will definitely let you know if I'm desperate for a shower or an internet fix.

It's always possible I might get lucky, but it wouldn't be at all surprising if I were among those who don't get power for a week or more, so I'm preparing for that. I have an outdoor grill. I have a propane stove & a propane lantern (which I can use on my outdoor porch). Hopefully my office at work will have power & internet soon. (It might already, but they told everyone to stay home today, so I haven't been in to check. Will probably try tomorrow.)

[Believe it or not, they are bringing in hundreds of crews from other states and it's STILL probably going to take over a week. The damage must be a lot worse in other parts of the state than it is here, since my immediate neighborhood doesn't look that bad at all.]

Re: Starbucks must be thanking their lucky gods of fortune

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

The damage must be a lot worse in other parts of the state than it is here

Remind me to take you around my old hometown next time I visit CT. All will be clear then. ;) They'll be out a week at least, and they don't even have completely washed away roads like other towns do. Though from what I hear there was flooding there too, near my uncle's house on Rt 7. (I can't reach him because he has no cell and the whole town is without power. :/) I just talked to Mrs. R and she said that it took the neighbor 45 mins to drive the 7 miles to Bethel today. The roads are nearly impassable with debris! They were also "camping out" together tonight, dinner of melting ice cream and lobster tails from the freezer - ha ha! So I hope your Wilderness Porch adventures are fantastic indeed! (no sarcasm at all) XD

I had been reading about the bridges in NC before all of this; did you know that the one people were using to get off the OBX is (was?) rated a 2 (TWO) in safety - out of 100? I can't imagine it's better than a 1 at this point, hurrr! I am suddenly rethinking my non-fear of the island bridges now. Who knew? Gah!

Please friend me.

[megory.livejournal.com]

Hi, I just friended you. Could you please friend me?

I'm so sorry about your cat.

I'm sending lots of love your way.

Re: Please friend me.

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Of course! I should have friended you long since (I'm used to seeing your comments on spacealien_vamp's journal). Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

(And thank you for the kind thoughts. I'm adjusting, though there is still a hole there. I don't know how many times I've gone to step around the cat food dishes that are no longer in their corner of the kitchen.)