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Report from the far side
Well, that was interesting.
Hurricane Irma [1] went further west before turning north, so while Tampa got
hit (I guess) with the full force of an operational hurricane, all we got
here in Chez Boca was maybe hurricane class 1 type winds and rain.
We lost internet connectivity (our DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) failed way
before our power did, and as of this writing (3:00 am) we've been sans power
for about twelve hours now.
The only weird thing to have happened was around 8:30 am Sunday as the storm
was approaching. The door bell rang suddenly, and when I looked out the peep
hole, I could have sworn I saw someone at the front screen door. The person
wasn't there very long, for when I looked back to make sure I saw what I saw,
no one was there! Dun dun dun!
Sleeping in the bedroom was difficult, as the bougainvillea [2] was trying
its damdest to get inside out of the storm. It was a horrible racket that
made sleeping difficult. And yes, that's pretty much what we did today—sleep.
Not much else to do except listen to the squeals of the UPS (Uninterruptable
Power Supplies)s as the power finally died.
So now the storm is past. We're one of the few neighborhoods here in Boca
without power (as is usual for our area). So unless the power is back on in
the morning, we shall be hooking up the generator! Dun dun dun!
[1]
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?cone#contents
[2]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2016/10/24.1
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