when i came home last night at around 8:45 after my arabic class, the row of houses where i live was dark and there was this yellow tape blocking the alley that leads to my car hole (i.e. garage). i drove through it anyway and found that the large 100+ year old tree in back of my neighbor's place had fallen over in the high winds we have had here. the tree had taken out several power lines–some happened to be lying pretty close to the back door to my apartment. for some reason, i decided to climb the metal stairs next to the wires lying on the ground. it only occurred to me that maybe that was a bad idea as i was near the top of the stairs.
no power meant no blogging last night, not to mention no light or heat. our neighbors called saying they were going to watch a dvd on their laptop and invited us to join them, but we just read by flashlight and went to sleep. the neighbors also mentioned that power went out at 9:45 a.m. yesterday morning. i left for reading only 15 minutes before the lights went out.
this morning, we woke up and the power was still out. with no heat it was pretty cold in the apartment. at least the hot water worked. we both went to work early to go to a place with heat.
i'm in the office now, the wind is still howling outside, but at least there is heat here. i just hope the power is back when i get home tonight...
