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Reading this morning's paper, I saw that tomorrow's predicted 37F high was captioned as "Not as cold".
The high for today? 20F.
So, naturally, today we had the first power outage of the winter. Around 7:15, I was awakened from a midmorning drowse by the insistent beep of the UPS on my computer. A bit fuzzily, I realized what that meant, and tested it by flipping the nearest light switch, without effect. I shut down the computer and went back to bed.
After an hour and a half of peculiar dreams, mostly focusing on the power outage, I got up again. The indoor temperature was down to 60F. I recalled seeing some bundles of firewood outside Shop'n'Save, so I bundled up and headed out. (It was cold enough that I had to invert my stocking cap, bringing down the face-cover. Hair and beard only go so far.)
As I passed Kohl's, I noticed a hand-lettered sign: "Owing to the Power Outage, We Are Closed". Oh-oh.... Shop'n'Save: "Closed because of Power Out". All right, let's see how far it extends....
The next block down, lights were on, so I turned into the Schnuck's, which also had firewood. I picked up a few other items as well and trudged home. Cold, cold, cold....
When I got home, the light I'd left on was merrily lit. The outage had lasted about two hours.
Whew.
The high for today? 20F.
So, naturally, today we had the first power outage of the winter. Around 7:15, I was awakened from a midmorning drowse by the insistent beep of the UPS on my computer. A bit fuzzily, I realized what that meant, and tested it by flipping the nearest light switch, without effect. I shut down the computer and went back to bed.
After an hour and a half of peculiar dreams, mostly focusing on the power outage, I got up again. The indoor temperature was down to 60F. I recalled seeing some bundles of firewood outside Shop'n'Save, so I bundled up and headed out. (It was cold enough that I had to invert my stocking cap, bringing down the face-cover. Hair and beard only go so far.)
As I passed Kohl's, I noticed a hand-lettered sign: "Owing to the Power Outage, We Are Closed". Oh-oh.... Shop'n'Save: "Closed because of Power Out". All right, let's see how far it extends....
The next block down, lights were on, so I turned into the Schnuck's, which also had firewood. I picked up a few other items as well and trudged home. Cold, cold, cold....
When I got home, the light I'd left on was merrily lit. The outage had lasted about two hours.
Whew.
