!Ice storm
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agk's phlog
16 Feb 2021 @ 0130
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written on OnePlus 2
by candlelight
on the couch
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Power's out all over town. We filled up
thermoses with warm tap water, lit some
candles, put on jackets, and played
scrabble.
The land line works fine, so I texted the
number to friends who don't have it. Evy's
sleeping at the hospital after her shift
ends, because roads are impassable. Cassie
probably is, too.
Tevis saw the blue flash when a transformer
blew. We all heard it. I guess if we had
backup power for the router, we could still
get on the internet, but who needs it?
Nights like this cause house fires, and are
not easy for people on oxygen concentrators.
Volunteer firefighters and linemen are hard
at work in tough weather.
For us, nights like this are easy. We get
off the internet and stay up late enjoying
the company of each other.
