The local news was going into hysterics last night because a Big, Bad Storm-laden Cold Front was to be heading this way. Well, apparently it did, but all my neighborhood got was some rain, a bit of breeze (earlier), and occasional distant thunder. Usually the area along I-4 (which we call “the I-4 Corridor”) is a thunder-‘n’-lightning magnet, but for months now the weather above my apartment complex has been almost continually placid. I suppose I should consider myself lucky, as I’ve already had more than a few electrical appliances destroyed by lightning (such as, oh, a usb port and network card short out in a computer I had). But I was hoping at least for a real downpour.
I was out in the traffic today, and I don’t know how much of it was affected by the state-wide power outage, but it sucked extra-specially. I ended up around the downtown area, and this is not New York, but Orlando still hasn’t adjusted to becoming a Sudden Metropolis, and everything is under construction. And there was an accident blocking the streets. So I got lots of extra practice shifting gears (and swearing, and complaining under my breath).
I have decided to get a small storage space in one of those store-your-junk places, because I have too much stuff (my closet is crammed, I can hardly get into it), and I just don’t have the patience to sort through all the boxes, set up the Ebay store, decide what needs to just get taken to Goodwill, etc., right now. Also I think some of my furniture will have to be stored when I do move because I am planning on moving to a smaller and cheaper place. And obviously if I end up renting a room instead of an actual apartment I won’t be able to fit everything I own into it. I hope I’ll be able to find a reasonably-priced storage place (some of them charge so much it’s not worth it).
Well that’s it for now. Working on some stuff, be back later.
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February 27th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
We got quite a bit of rain & wind, some lightening. I don’t know exactly how much, I was working with my head down in the corner of the kitchen. I don’t like storms. Wind doesn’t bother me (I’m from Montana, I love wind, it’s in my blood) but lightning does. Didn’t last long enough to give me a headache…and I don’t have to water my tomatoes today. Sounds like I WILL have to cover them & the lettuce in case of freezing tonight, though!
February 27th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Oh, I love storms. When we had the hurricanes I was living in an apartment with a big sliding glass door in the living room. I parked myself in front of it and watched the wind whip the trees around. This apartment has big windows in the living room and sliding glass doors in the bedroom, but so far there hasn’t been any really good storms while I’ve lived here.
Lightning generally doesn’t bother me as long as I’m indoors — and I’ve remembered to unplug all my important appliances.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
My KID & my hubby both like storms a lot, too. Makes living in FLORIDA easier, that’s for sure. Then again, I love snowstorms…& those same Loved Ones consider that insane…diff’rent tortures for diff’rent folks!
February 27th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I’ve never been in snow. Never. Someday… (Well, I will go to Where The Snow Is, and sit inside a nice warm room with a cup of cocoa, and go outside to play in the snow for a few minutes, then go back inside.)
February 27th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I enjoyed watching the lightning storms when I lived in South Dakota. Unplugging appliances was essential! But sitting on the porch, and watching the strobe light effect at night was cool, not to mention the nearly zero “flash to bang” time.
Oh? Didn’t I say? Those storms were all around us; we’d get strikes a couple hundred feet away.
And watching the storms out on the horizon was awesome. A continuous line of sparks, seen but not heard.
Where I live now, such storms are rare. Which is a relatively good thing, considering all the radio and computer gear I have in this place. It takes me 10 minutes to disconnect everything.