Worst.Storm.Ever.

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Hey kids. First I must thank you guys for thinking of me. I really do appreciate it. Second, I would like to say that although things are pretty bad, I consider myself lucky - I have a roof over my head, no major damage to my home, my friends & family members are all OK - and I have power & internet at work! Things could be a lot worse than they are.

Now for the bitch part of this thread. It sucks not having power for 5 days (and counting.) It sucks throwing out tons of food because it spoiled. It sucks not being able to contact the people you love for hours because they only have a cordless phone at their house. It sucks getting up every 1/2 hour all night long to bail water out of your sump pump with a bucket. It sucks being home alone in the dark (Mark was at work the night of the storm) watching & listening to huge trees crash down all around you, praying the giant one in front of your house doesn't come crashing through your front picture windows. It sucks knowing the there are people worse off than you & knowing there's really no way to help them. And it sucks to take a 4 day long weekend for your anniversary, planning to go to dinner & movies & other funt things, only to be stranded at home for that time.

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