Well it's been a rough day but we're still hanging in there. The power is browning out in chunks where it's on again, off again over and over for several minutes and it's turned off totally for about 30 seconds at a time a few times but so far, thankfully come back up everytime. Cable (and therefore internet) are still on as well so we've been able to keep an eye on the storm.
Some branches have ripped off the small tree out front, though the large one amazingly seems to be coming through it pretty well. The leak in our bathroom ceiling has sprouted again and though the water isn't coming through yet, you can hear it dripping against the back side of the ceiling so it will get saturated enough to break through eventually. It's also cracking open so that's not a good thing. (This is the location where the mold problem started bakc in July and since no repairs have been done, it's structurally very weak and already damaged from a week of water then as well as mold growth.)
I'm using my Love's laptop at the moment and typing quickly since I don't want a brownout to come by while I'm doing it. Sorry for any typos. Winds have been insanely loud. It's hard to explain how much noise it makes as it whips the trees around and bashes against the roof. Last hour we were having sustained winds near 60mph but now it's down to about 45mph.
It's not really raining heavy, but the wind is blowing the rain literally sideways and therefore saturating everything immeditately.
It's been an interesting day to say the least. Downgraded to a tropical storm now and on its way past us, but the backside of the storm will continue to pound us through the night. Love's parents have zero power. Don't know about my mom or sister or grandmother at the moment.
Just wanted to check in. We're ok for the moment and hanging in there, riding out the storm.
~ castles of sand by Memory and Dream
at 9/26/2004 03:21:36 PM ~
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