Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Heavily Armed Forces Approaching

I had just finished writing a rubber check to send to the health insurance company and was about to send it by bicycle courier to the post office when heavy detonations vibrated the house.

The TV meteorologist had told us earlier this morning to expect a line of severe thunderstorms with almost continuous lightning. The first line would come through during the morning, followed by another one on the actual cold front this afternoon.

This lot was just moving out of Vermont about an hour and a half ago. You couldn't drive the distance as fast as it has flown. But it isn't here yet. I've been listening to it for almost half an hour now. It's big. According to the radar it should slam my house within minutes.

Time to disconnect everything and hang out under a doorframe in the center of the house. Blam! Blam! Louder, closer.

I can send the courier out on the fixed gear after the line rolls through.

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