Comments | shionthekid: Lights be back on

shionthekid

Lights be back on

Aug 30, 2011 21:45

Man, sometimes I wish I still watched Doctor Who and then, some weeks I am very glad I do not. How do you explain away that?

So, Irene got us here outside Philly, knocking down a tree in our neighborhood and blowing up a transformer. We all heard it around 10:30 Saturday, right after a tornado warning came on the TV. We had been watching Sense and ( Read more... )

who doesn't love alan rickman? he is too, power outage, doctor who, family, drunk, hurricane irene

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secondmezzanine August 31 2011, 16:14:39 UTC

Being disconnected totally sucks. When we're so used to relying on this modern stuff it makes it that much harder to be without it.

shionthekid August 31 2011, 16:55:56 UTC

I know, right? I can't fathom how I managed in the past when the lights went out, especially as even reading was difficult this time. Candle light too dim, flashlight won't balance... Then, no AM radio except in the car, and then the station tells us to go their website or use their app for more info...ARGH.

ami_ven September 1 2011, 01:04:22 UTC

Yeah, PECO is evil (fortunately, we didn't lose power at my house).

And don't feel bad- all of my favorite actors are too old for me. Harrison Ford, Sean Connery...

shionthekid September 1 2011, 05:56:51 UTC

The last three years, man, they've really gotten worse.

I really struggle to be attracted to/adore actors in my age range; like, this Rickman thing came out of nowhere - BAM! - and now I'm infatuated XD Cannot resist.