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Dawn P. Courtesy of Gab's Picture Palace
That BBW!
Welcome to the Stone Age,
Prince Edward Island
The lights had been out here for quite a while, we were doing alright with our backup generator humming at full speed. At 4:00am I checked the weatherchannel.com and they announced that winds were gusting up to 140km/h! That’s gotta be a record!
At 5:30 I decided to take my lunch. Having lacked the forethought to prepare one in advance, I blazingly headed to the store (Queens Arms Esso). The wind had died down by the time I was walking to the car, but everything was still pitch dark. As I drove out of Watt’s I immediately began to take note on the damage that lay about. Everywhere was windfall, leaves, twigs and fair-sized branches as well. I also noticed that two newly installed lights had been knocked down as well. The highway was even worse, halfway between the little shopping mall and Tim’s on the TransCanada almost all of the power lines were down. Not just lying harmlessly off to the side, they were lying directly in the middle of the road. The combination of no traffic lights, and no other lights besides other cars’ headlights and some emergency lights inside of businesses Charlottetown was completely in the dark. It was spooky as hell driving all the way down University, and not seeing a single thing but the pitch darkness. Once I arrived in town, there was even more debris and destruction. There were huge branches and piles and piles of leaves and crap scattered all along the roads. Most of Grafton and Prince St. as well as in Front of Myrons were all closed off as well. Turning off of Grafton to avoid the roadblock I had to dodge downed power lines. Destructions and chaos abounded! And I’m a real sucker for destruction.
All the while that I drove along I had the urge just to pull up somewhere and start smashing windows, maybe loot a little. Just plain go nuts! I’m sure that if there had of been any like minded individual traveling with me at the time I would be currently in handcuffs… with a big perma grin and bloody knuckles.
There’s something about seeing everything so helpless, and in a state of confusion that just makes me savage. I think I like it too.
Well the winds subsiding, and by the time you read this the power will be back on, the storm receding, weakening.
“Next time,” I tell my monster…
Clever Got Me This Far and Tricky Got Me In...
Happy Belated B-days to, Steve H, Shannon G (as well as Dan P and lord knows who else). I hope you both apreciate the responsiblity that comes with no longer being a teenager. (yeah right)
Not much time to chat tonight, Helpdesk is filled with people protesting MSNs big move to subscription service only. Where there normally 3 or 4 users waiting, there is now upwards of 40. Here is the official word from Microsoft on the situation...
MSN Chat is now a subscription-only service. This is part of an overall effort by MSN and Microsoft to provide consumers with a safer, more secure, and more positive online experience.
These changes are intended to help protect users from unsolicited information such as spam, and to better protect children from inappropriate communication online.
The increase in abuse of the Internet, such as the massive growth of spam and the increase in unsolicited and inappropriate material, particularly with regards to children, has led us to this decision.
Further, we believe that instant messaging, such as with MSN Messenger, is the most exciting and personal means by which people can reach out to and communicate with those they care about most.
We will continue to update all of our services based on feedback from our customers and on smart business practices.
With MSN Chat becoming a subscription service this means a lot of changes for our program. Basically without all the spam/porn/rif raff on our network... and in the beginning probably not many users either ... most of our jobs will become obsolete by October 14th. Yes it is a sad day for Jane and I. Our cash cow is running dry... while Jane may be able to stay on in MSN, I most likely will be either shipped back upstairs to Readers or I may join up with Covad.
Also, today was the first official day of Fall, and in strict adherence all trees were forced to change colors and shed. Yes the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end. Soon it will too cold to do much else but sleep and watch tv...
Keiths fest was alright. Not what I'm used to in terms of talent, numbers and energy. Good times drinking on the strip though... not sleeping for close to 40 hours though was very draining, and I still haven't recovered.
Off Saturday night... if anyone is up for some messed up fun gimme a ring.