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[ealgylden]

Huzzah! I have power again! And it took much less time than I was expecting to get it back, which is always good.

It's not the lack of electricity that bothers me in situations like this. That's annoying, but survivable. It's not even the fact that it was in the high eighties today and I had no working fans. It's the lack of running water that was most problematic. Well water might taste better than municipal water, but that hardly matters when it's still stuck in the well and the pump is electric.

Running water and working plumbing. Among the greatest blessings of civilization. Don't take them for granted.

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[ex-declinean757.livejournal.com]

Thank you for letting us know you're ok! I have several friends back East who live in the affected areas, so I've been a bit worried.

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

I have one friend in OH I still haven't been able to track down, which is a bit worrying considering what they've been saying about Cleveland (although she's closer to Cincinnati, but still). You're lucky to have missed all the fun- I can't imagine what it would be like to be out in that desert heat with no AC or fans!

[ex-declinean757.livejournal.com]

I have a pregnant friend I'm concerned about in the Cincinnati area. They haven't mentioned her area at all that I've seen, so I don't know if she was affected and if so, how bad.

Then again, from watching most news broadcasts, you'd think that NYC was the only city on the whole East coast; or at least, the only one that mattered. :-P Most of last night I was wondering (and worrying) about people like you out in more rural areas. Of cus, as you have mentioned, in many ways country folk are far better equipped to handle this sort of crisis than those in urban areas.

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, I hope your friend is okay. I'm sure she is, but yeah, it'd be nice to know for sure.

Then again, from watching most news broadcasts, you'd think that NYC was the only city on the whole East coast; or at least, the only one that mattered.

Well, naturally. They're the only place that matters, after all. But the rest of the state isn't at all bitter. Oh no. (grrrr)

As mean as it is, I know a lot of people (including myself) who were so happy that we got power back before the city. For once! Nyah! They get all our money and all our attention and even our name, but we got electricity back first. Really petty, but satisfying.