On Aug 27, 2011, at 11:31 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote:
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> > So the power is not out at your place?
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> No. In our favor: the power lines are buried. The constant threat: flooding
> of ConEd facilities.
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I've been abusing the hell out of friends on Facebook who have been fishing for sympathy over their lack of power. "You had a blackout? With no electricity? Why, you poor thing! Let me call some of my Gaza friends to tell them, and we'll all feel sorry for you together!"
In fairness, though, a lot of people here are surprisingly concerned about the East Coast.
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."