Curse

SOT · Sep 27, 2005, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Rita happens. Fact of life. Where I live was pretty much reconfigured for non-living status. The power went out at 4 a.m. on Saturday, and the electric company is broadcasting notices that it will be thus for the next 5 to 10 DAYS as of yesterday before I can fry an egg, wash my laundry, or enter Ascalon Arena to annoy people who hate warrior/monk builds.

Walmart (not one of my favorite places anyway) was SHUT DOWN by the feds here, because there were 4 deaths associated with fighting over BOTTLED WATER (brilliant, mankind, simply brilliant). Thanks to my Eagle Scout and military background, I was spared the need to argue with Billy Bob Mcwoodsman over whose shadow was larger, etc. I have been living in the apartment @ 89-90 degrees by day, and roughly 87 by night. No AC. No ability to run a generator because there is no gasoline for 50 miles all arund me. The storm (rita and her bastard offspring) wiped out the grid for 25 blocks, and there are large pine trees in people's gaming dens, kitchens, and sedans.

In total, between nature and people killing, 23 people have become one with Grenth here. One lady died on friday night, but due to her location, no one could ACCESS her home until this morning, so you can imagine waking up to that SANKA commerical. *sigh*

Refugee's fill the eateries, and the hotels are all booked until Christ returns. There is no bread or ice for miles, until yesterday at least, and even that is fighting a crowd like what left the Sudan in their time of woe.

So yeah, life is peachy and the grubs they are a feastin.

I am typing this in the local college computer lab, as I just spent 2 hours ATTEMPTING to use a stylus and do it by way of wifi on my PDA, but each time I would click submit new thread, I am told I am not logged in. Lovely. 30 mins to type what would take me 5 on here. I shall invest in a PDA keyboard hoolup soon.

Anyhoo, to those of you in this area of Texas (east and southern east) I pray you are doing well, and are spared the greater horror that is "people panicking and acting like nutballs". I hope your families are safe, and that you can get back to your digital lives asap.

Until then, I might be on here off an on at the college, but there are lots of people here wanting to use the machines, and they are drooling. I suppose they miss their myspace crack addictions....Who knows.

Saluud, and stay safe!
-Sot

P.S. - WIFI really kicks ass when you can type

octaviancmb · Sep 27, 2005, 05:55 PM // 17:55

Well, good to know you're at least *safe* and were (relatively speaking) unharmed. I hope your living space wasn't affected beyond the power! Stay safe.

zehly · Sep 27, 2005, 07:14 PM // 19:14

Yeah, and people died in Rita too. I guess screwed their day too.

William The Smasher · Sep 27, 2005, 08:55 PM // 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by SOT

Rita happens. Fact of life. Where I live was pretty much reconfigured for non-living status. The power went out at 4 a.m. on Saturday, and the electric company is broadcasting notices that it will be thus for the next 5 to 10 DAYS as of yesterday before I can fry an egg, wash my laundry, or enter Ascalon Arena to annoy people who hate warrior/monk builds.

Walmart (not one of my favorite places anyway) was SHUT DOWN by the feds here, because there were 4 deaths associated with fighting over BOTTLED WATER (brilliant, mankind, simply brilliant). Thanks to my Eagle Scout and military background, I was spared the need to argue with Billy Bob Mcwoodsman over whose shadow was larger, etc. I have been living in the apartment @ 89-90 degrees by day, and roughly 87 by night. No AC. No ability to run a generator because there is no gasoline for 50 miles all arund me. The storm (rita and her bastard offspring) wiped out the grid for 25 blocks, and there are large pine trees in people's gaming dens, kitchens, and sedans.

In total, between nature and people killing, 23 people have become one with Grenth here. One lady died on friday night, but due to her location, no one could ACCESS her home until this morning, so you can imagine waking up to that SANKA commerical. *sigh*

Refugee's fill the eateries, and the hotels are all booked until Christ returns. There is no bread or ice for miles, until yesterday at least, and even that is fighting a crowd like what left the Sudan in their time of woe.

So yeah, life is peachy and the grubs they are a feastin.

I am typing this in the local college computer lab, as I just spent 2 hours ATTEMPTING to use a stylus and do it by way of wifi on my PDA, but each time I would click submit new thread, I am told I am not logged in. Lovely. 30 mins to type what would take me 5 on here. I shall invest in a PDA keyboard hoolup soon.

Anyhoo, to those of you in this area of Texas (east and southern east) I pray you are doing well, and are spared the greater horror that is "people panicking and acting like nutballs". I hope your families are safe, and that you can get back to your digital lives asap.

Until then, I might be on here off an on at the college, but there are lots of people here wanting to use the machines, and they are drooling. I suppose they miss their myspace crack addictions....Who knows.

Saluud, and stay safe!
-Sot

P.S. - WIFI really kicks ass when you can type

multiply that by ten and you have the insane people from katrina. believe me, i know.

legandry · Sep 27, 2005, 09:01 PM // 21:01

Hehe, Rita was the most anti-climactic thing ever here in Houston. Like 2 million people evacuated. I remained in my home, and all that happened was about 1 inch of rain and the power going out for 20 minutes. It was pathetic. Kinda sucks for people who were further to the east though, as it hit some people really hard.

Avari Zi · Sep 27, 2005, 09:15 PM // 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by legandry

Hehe, Rita was the most anti-climactic thing ever here in Houston. Like 2 million people evacuated. I remained in my home, and all that happened was about 1 inch of rain and the power going out for 20 minutes. It was pathetic. Kinda sucks for people who were further to the east though, as it hit some people really hard.

Yeah my father went overboard and started putting water in every container possible. I went to a friend's house for the hurricane, but I should have stayed home, for the power didn't go out there. >.<

Storm Crow · Sep 27, 2005, 09:50 PM // 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by zehly

Yeah, and people died in Rita too. I guess screwed their day too.

roflmao

XD

(not that people died, but the fact that it screwed their day....)

Link Ironhammer · Sep 27, 2005, 10:42 PM // 22:42

It should start getting cool soon and legendary 2 million people evacuated Houston because at first Rita was going to hit Houston head on... until it turned to the east, so those people were smart by leaving.

Ultimate_Gaara · Sep 28, 2005, 03:09 AM // 03:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by zehly

Yeah, and people died in Rita too. I guess screwed their day too.

yup thats zehly... always looking on the positive side of life....

Lasareth · Sep 28, 2005, 03:35 AM // 03:35

Thank you news networks for oversensationalizing and causing more of a panic than necessary.

It's like I heard somewhere... they acted almost disappointed that it didn't cause more damage. Great stuff.

KvanCetre · Sep 28, 2005, 02:13 PM // 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultimate_Gaara

yup thats zehly... always looking on the positive side of life....

Perhaps you missed her post about two weeks ago....

SOT · Sep 28, 2005, 06:34 PM // 18:34

I heard some people talking here on-campus and the town of Livingston, Texas is in a 3 WEEK waiting list for power. SHEESH!

Divinitys Creature · Sep 28, 2005, 10:36 PM // 22:36

My sympathies SOT. The thing about people killing over bottled water made me go

SOT · Sep 30, 2005, 01:11 AM // 01:11

Power came back on 12 mins ago

chris_nin00 · Sep 30, 2005, 01:11 AM // 01:11

Congrats, Hope your doing well.
Welcome back.

Avari Zi · Sep 30, 2005, 01:13 AM // 01:13

I can only imagine what's it's like to go without power for that long. I went without power for 8 hours and thought it was horrible. XD

SOT · Sep 30, 2005, 01:41 AM // 01:41

Well, I had tomato soup and not the good kind (fridge).

Edge Martinez · Sep 30, 2005, 04:10 AM // 04:10

I've done the no power thing for 6 days in a row before from an ice storm. Add onto that the fact that the roads were pretty much untravellable and a huge branch from a Carolina pine decided to make my guest room its new home via the roof and ceiling... I feel your pain and am glad things worked out for yourself in the end. I hope your community recovers soon.

SOT · Oct 01, 2005, 06:41 PM // 18:41

I put my photos of all this madness online here:

http://djredskull.com/pic/thumbnails...lbum=13&page=1