My computer is so infected that I'm on my husbands laptop while I run the virus scan. 14 minutes later... it's still running.
We had a huge windstorm across the state of Ohio and it knocked out our power for 48 hours. Various parts of the city had power, various parts did not. You couldn't find a gas station, bag of ice, size D batteries, or a person with common sense behind the wheel of a car.
I am so glad we are moving. People act stupid when the power is out. It's funny because you really go through a denial.... the power can't be out this long... they can't be serious that it could take seven days to restore our power... Why aren't the police directing traffic at major intersections?
My neighborhood was fairly relaxed. Everyone within an hour of the power being turned off was out on their front porches, and suddenly aware of their community. I love to camp, but for some reason it still took me 24 hours to "cope" with the situation.
I have high anxiety and even higher anxiety right now with traffic after the accident. I keep thinking we are going to get hit or going to hit someone. I keep telling myself that it's irrational, that it's just a result of the accident, and to calm down, but I'm really freaked out and can't do anything about it but try to force myself to breathe deeply. It's not any better when someone else drives either. So add to that anxiety, the general idiocy of people who can't cope with the power being out.
We lost a fridge full of food. We grilled out as much as we could, and I was able to save some stuff. Dusty came over and hung out with us even though there was nothing to do except sit out back and make a fire in my back yard.
I was just getting the hang of it when the lights came back on. I admit, I was sad that the lights came back on as I went through the house and started using electricity for this or that.
There are great big trees felled by the storm and it's just amazing to see it all.
Allright, I gotta get stuff done.