darkness

One of those nasty little summer storms rolled thru last night although not too bad. There was, however, a gusty little wind that topped a pine tree KABAAM which fell over onto the high wires, dragging the wires down to the ground. We weren't even aware of it until a truck showed up and they shut off the power. The guy told me it would be a couple of hours before we had power again so we ate dinner out and expected it would be almost finished and back on when we got home...........WRONG! There was no one even working on it! ARGH Now, we've had practice living in the dark. Our post-Rita lives were uncomfortable to say the least. We have lanterns, flashlights, and candles aplenty. However, living without the comfort of cool air in this humid tropical climate without at least a fan is far from pleasant!!! It made for one miserable night. They finally showed up around 3ish and raised the wires off the ground. Today I am exhausted from lack of any restful sleep and in pain. I'm in love with my electricity and air conditioning. I can't live without them!!!