Eye of the storm.
It's now 1:40. Took a break to start a fire and I'm kicking myself for feeling crappy enough to talk myself out of bringing more wood inside. I have enough to last until morning, but I should get the new stuff drying as soon as possible.
Trees continue to crash all around. I've seen two neighbors with big portable lights out surveying the damage in the past hour.
I've taken a trip into the basement to silence the final UPS. I wonder how much run time I'll get out of a 4 year old BackUPS 500 when all it needs to power is a cable modem and a wireless firewall?
I cut the cables to the alarm system's siren. I also yanked the cable out of the contol unit because it was chirping. Silence reigns, underlined by the low hiss of burning wood and punctuated by coughing.
I'm very happy that nothing has hit the house and that I can gweep on my BlackBerry by firelight.
... But the ones that hit the ground and make the houar settle still have me worried.
Trees continue to crash all around. I've seen two neighbors with big portable lights out surveying the damage in the past hour.
I've taken a trip into the basement to silence the final UPS. I wonder how much run time I'll get out of a 4 year old BackUPS 500 when all it needs to power is a cable modem and a wireless firewall?
I cut the cables to the alarm system's siren. I also yanked the cable out of the contol unit because it was chirping. Silence reigns, underlined by the low hiss of burning wood and punctuated by coughing.
I'm very happy that nothing has hit the house and that I can gweep on my BlackBerry by firelight.
... But the ones that hit the ground and make the houar settle still have me worried.