Entries this day: storm

storm

7:04pm CDT Tuesday 17 October 2000

I could easily tell a storm is coming, but Wende called to say it includes hail. I'm moving her truck inside the garage now. I'll have to clear some space!

7:14pm

I just moved it in. The rain is only barely sprinkling, but the lightning is quite frequent and threatening. I'm writing using power protected by the UPS!!! HAhahahahaaa!!!

Moving the crap out of the way proved not too difficult, but certainly we have more crap in the garage than we need.

7:16pm

The power just blinked! Actually the UPS clicked a couple times before the lights dimmed; it detected the voltage wackiness before the voltage significantly dropped. Lightning flashes closer and closer.. I can see the rain is picking up intensity.

Tonight is ultimate night if this storm passes within 1 hour. It's quite likely to come and go in that timeframe; the clouds seem thick but energetic enough to move themselves past.

7:21pm

I just exited the X Window system. Though I'm bragadocious about my UPS, it seems safer this way. If the power does go, I want fewer processes running on my machine.

The garbage truck just came by picking up cans with its claw thing and tossing them into its maw. Two weeks ago, the truck came by at 7am. Hmm.

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Work was good today; I got my annual review with happy colors from Kevin and Karla. I think I got a 15% raise.

7:32pm

The lightning seems to be above and past our house now. The rain is falling quite heavily. I'm not so sure anymore that it will be done in 1 hour. I think I'll read some more bible.

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