Bad News for Us
Well, the latest recording on the Dominion Virginia Power site says that we will be out of power until TOMORROW NIGHT AT 11 PM. That would be power going down on Thursday, 9/18/03 at 7PM and up Wednesday, 9/24/03 at 11PM. In a suburb of Washington, DC, the Nation's Capital of the supposedly most powerful country in the world. Meantime, Ocracoke Island, ground zero for Hurricane Isabel's landfall, has been enjoying power for days.
So what's wrong with this picture? I'll tell you what's wrong. Two trucks were sitting in the yard of someone up the street from us, for HOURS getting THEIR power on. Those two trucks could have done something about the whole area, perhaps. They say they allocate help depending on what will bring the largest number of people up at once, but somehow I have to wonder.
Psycho Sensei must speak at an International Trademark Association luncheon today. Thank the gods that a friend has power and has offered his shower :-). Otherwise, there could be a health concern for the spectators.