Well, that was a bit longer of a break than I expected. Got through the storm ok, but I'm still without power except at work which is conveniently located next to a fire station. Even then I couldn't get to work until yesterday when I finally got a full tank of gas after waiting in line for almost 3 hours. That however is a luxury to some people waiting in line for 3 times as long where the maximum is $20 per person, and I don't have to tell anyone how little $20 in gas is these days.
Life was pretty uneventful in the meantime; I was without internet access for 3 days, and not realizing I might be stranded with seven other family members in my parents' house for as long as I was I didn't bring much to entertain myself. I even opted to sleep in my dark apartment last night to get some alone time. I got it better than my brother and his wife and nephew, they were told a month before their power would go back on.
The one bright side of all this is that the weather now and since immediately after the storm has been friggin' perfect; highs in the low 80s and lows in the high 60s. It'd be perfect weather to just drive around with my top down, if it wasn't for having to conserve gas. Not that you can drive anyway, with only about 18 of 2600 traffic lights working in all of Miami-Dade. That coupled with statistically some of the deadliest intersections in the country is likely making for fun drives around town.
I didn't take many pictures during or immediately after the storm since I was trying to conserve my phone's battery life, but here's a look at the area around where I work before and after the storm.
And here's a couple more...
That's pretty much all I have for right now; aside from the fuel shortages and debris everywhere there isn't much else going on. Here's a couple more stats though: Wilma is the 8th major storm in 15 months to hit Florida; Wilma is the strongest storm to hit Broward (where I live) since Hurricane King in 1950, the strongest to hit Miami-Dade since Andrew in 1992; after five days 74% of Broward and 50% of Miami-Dade is still without power.
Life was pretty uneventful in the meantime; I was without internet access for 3 days, and not realizing I might be stranded with seven other family members in my parents' house for as long as I was I didn't bring much to entertain myself. I even opted to sleep in my dark apartment last night to get some alone time. I got it better than my brother and his wife and nephew, they were told a month before their power would go back on.
The one bright side of all this is that the weather now and since immediately after the storm has been friggin' perfect; highs in the low 80s and lows in the high 60s. It'd be perfect weather to just drive around with my top down, if it wasn't for having to conserve gas. Not that you can drive anyway, with only about 18 of 2600 traffic lights working in all of Miami-Dade. That coupled with statistically some of the deadliest intersections in the country is likely making for fun drives around town.
I didn't take many pictures during or immediately after the storm since I was trying to conserve my phone's battery life, but here's a look at the area around where I work before and after the storm.
And here's a couple more...
That's pretty much all I have for right now; aside from the fuel shortages and debris everywhere there isn't much else going on. Here's a couple more stats though: Wilma is the 8th major storm in 15 months to hit Florida; Wilma is the strongest storm to hit Broward (where I live) since Hurricane King in 1950, the strongest to hit Miami-Dade since Andrew in 1992; after five days 74% of Broward and 50% of Miami-Dade is still without power.
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judypatricia:
Well, yeah, that's part of it. And also my job. That picture's at least a year old.
judypatricia:
Your comment got cut off because of that big-ass picture. But yeah, I know, shut up. I'm tired and didn't get your joke until after you said that.