[HPFGU-OTChatter] Quick update.....

[Dina Lerret]

Tasha said:

> dried myself and the dog with the blow dryer. No words can desribe
> what we went through today and it is still not over with and it wont

Um, I thought you were pretty articulate already. :-)

My summary: windy, wet, noisy, and messy.  Going to be a pain in the arse
to clean up tomorrow.

I tried sleeping through it because no power = boring.  However, the loud
wind gusts, bursts of heavy raining, windows 'cracking' (glass wasn't
breaking; instead, pressure against the entire window), transformers going
'pop' (brief green electrical glow at night was kinda cool and reminded me
of Avada Kedavra from the first HP movie), and the frequent sirens from
emergency vehicles outside kept waking me up.

>From the limited reports I've heard so far, thankfully, most folks found
proper shelter.  Now, they just want their power back on.

As appealing as magic is (e.g. 'accio remote control' or 'accio toilet
paper'--yeah, I'm one of those who forget to load up the roll, so I use
the tissue paper as 'back-up' - unlike guys, I can't 'shake the dew off
the lily'), I'm hooked on devices that use electricity.

Dina