Lack of Power

I know that this is going to sound lame considering what the poor people in Texas are going through but.......... we got hit with the last remnants of Ike last night. And boy what a wind storm!

Our electricity went out (in the second quarter of the Browns vs Steelers game DAMN IT) and stayed out all night. That has never happened to us for that length of time. Has it happened to my family who all live in the country? Yes, many, many times. But not to us city dwellers.

At first it was exciting (except for missing the Browns vs Steelers) but quickly became a pain in the ass.

We had our air on because it was a stifling 80 degrees with 91% humidity, so that was the first thing we missed when the lights went out. Then of course the bedrooms are upstairs and it was hot up there without the air or even a fan on.

I was sure I would wake when the power came back on so I could set my alarm for work, but that never happened and I woke up at 6:45. I am scheduled to start work at 7:00.

But really,that didn't matter because I could not get my car out of the garage anyway! We have no man door in the garage, so we have a key to release the door when the power goes out. But since we have never had to use it since getting the electric door openers quite a long time ago, I could not find the key.

And the phone is electric and we have no cell phone ( what can I say? we are old and stubborn and see no need for it?) so I couldn't call anyone for a ride. And I couldn't call my boss to explain why I was going to be late.

The electricity came back on at 8:30 this morning. I arrived at work at 9:30.

The GF slept peacefully through the night and was early for work today. She works second shift.....