A little bit of technical difficulty of this end of things today because OUR POWER HAS BEEN OUT since about 10 this morning.
I am now blogging from an undisclosed safehouse. With the thermostat on about 68.
Mercifully, Alex and I had just headed out on some errands when Billy Jack Bubba at the power company got a guide wire crossed with a main wire and blew out a grid that covers a good third of the county where we live. In the meantime, there was a three-alarm fire in downtown that knocked out service for 25,000 people in that area. So they’ve been a little strained, the folks at Alabama Power. Wouldn’t you love to be answering the phones there today?
And y’all know me – I do NOT do heat – so we’ve been to Walmart, bookstore, lunch, two libraries, the church, etc. The outage didn’t affect any of our “stomping grounds,” and for that I am more grateful than I can tell you. I ran home and got all of my meat out of the refrigerator and freezer – no sense in adding a little salmonella to the un-air conditioned festivities – and all our perishables are now safely squared away.
So we’re staying put, Alex and I, until we get the word not just that the power is back on, but that the house is cool. I don’t know about y’all, but the second, the very INSTANT that a power outage happens, I’m immediately just smothering to death from the imagined heat. Can’t breathe at all.
(I’m so not kidding about my aversion to being hot indoors. I grew up in Mississippi. I lived in south Louisiana for three years. I have deep-seeded heat and humidity issues. You people in Texas have to know what I’m talking about.)
Hey, good news. D. just called to tell me that we’re back in air conditioned business at home. Hopefully by the time Alex and I get there it’ll be nice and chilly inside…I just may get to post that Thursday Thirteen after all. See y’all in a little bit.
Updated to add: Wait a minute. You mean to tell me that on top of the power being out for most of the day, now Blogger won’t publish? Or save? AAAAAAAAAAARGH. I flail at ye, computer gods. And smite thee. Verily. :-)
Demon Blogger won’t let me comment on some sites again today. I haven’t tried to post anything yet, but if you hear a bloodcurdling scream later, you’ll know blogger rejected my polite request. Testing, 1, 2…..Testing…
Our power went off for about 30 seconds this morning, but came right back on. It was off just long enough to make all the digital clocks flash and make my computer have to reboot. Glad yours is back on and civilized conditions once more prevail in your domain. :-)
My husband’s mother lives outside Houston and she said her power went out too.
Your power issues are enough! You certainly don’t need Blogger to fail you at a time like that! So frustrating.
All week I’ve been checking http://status.blogger.com for updates. Turns out they’ve been working on some major issues. I gave up posting photos for a few days, and then went to the blogger discussion group for some ideas. Posting my pics to Photobucket first, then copying and pasting their HTML into my post solved the problem. I guess we’ll have to be patient and see what happens over the weekend. God Bless!
I’m suprised we didn’t see you around. I think all of Chelsea went to Walmart. Needless to say the pork loin I had in the crockpot that was suppose to be ready when I got home went in the trash.:(
Blogger seems to be PMS-ing.
I’ve never had a power outage for any real length of time in the heat. But we lost our power for a week in the dead of winter a few years ago. It was horrible and depressing. Blegh!
Glad to hear Alabama has recovered from the trama of Billy Jack Bubba. Is he any relation to your Bubba? ;-)
I’ve got too figure out how to put those cute smile faces in a comment . . back to the subject – heat, humidity, hear ya! So, no volunteering for the jungles, eh?
:-)
Believe it or not one of my “comfort” memories is of laying in a double bed at night with my older sister, covers thrown off, hot as heck because all we had was the attic fan in the hall. My husband did NOT grow up in Texas and HATES being hot at night; me being a little strange, those hot nights somehow seem like comforting memories. (One hot night, not a whole summer’s full.) My husband? Set the AC at 68!
I posted yesterday about blogger being a booger! Glad you’re back to being cool!
Boomama, I don’t know what url is, so hope you get this. Glad the power is on again.
When we lived in Texas summer time was awful, but the worst was the weather we got after hurricanes. One time, I swear this is true, it rained everyday for 40 days after one. Judith.
Cracking. Me. Up.
Girl, you don’t have to preach to me about the critical need for A/C. I know we’ve had some days under 100 degrees in the past few weeks, but I just can’t remember one.
Blogger was cantankerous, wasn’t it?
Stay cool! Blog on!
I found your blog thru A Broad in Athens…we go to church together. Love your blog. I also have heat issues and love Selah as I see you do. Looking forward to more. Kim A
I live in south Louisiana…I TOTALLY get it when you talk of heat and humidity.
And…if you get any funnier…I will certainly pee on myself! LOL!!!
(Not very lady-like, I know…my apologies!)