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3. Hi! Better morning here. No power for about 14 hours yesterday, as it rained, blew and got cold.

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I don't care for how the darkness settled in for months this way, either. That's what makes that solstice so welcome, we know we'll get past it. This was typical fall gale and they had to close one of the bridges over Lake Washington as the wind made it buck and water splashed the cars:



This one stayed open, but I've been on it during gales and it feels like you are going to be blown right off. It's not much different than an earthquake at times. A big wave can slap your vehicle:



Definitely better than the fate of Galloping Gertie:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_%281940%29#Film_of_collapse

So yesterday I tried using candles for light but it was so dark I could barely see a thing all day. So I bundled up and had the radio on, how awful that was. I felt like my IQ dropped in half, the fare is idiotic.

But they repored traffic and said there'd be nearly foot of snow in the mountains. Also that it'd drop to the thirties and gave update on how many people were still without power.

I was here with no heat, of course. Beginning to wonder if it'd be days before the lights would come back on, but they are great with this where I live. Still, it was weird and tiresome, no natural light to use, and I could not make enough light to read anything. But I knew that they were working hard on it:



The workers finally got the power back on just after 10 PM. I've got to catch up around here. Three cheers for the hard working, always ready, light company crews!



It's cool today, and will probably get down to freezing tonight. So here's to staying warm:



Sheshe!