Well, maybe not "the" power, but I have power. My apologies to He-Man. But if it got this hot and humid on Eternia, he would understand.
I like summer time, but not the heat. I like trips to amusement parks, cutting open a cold watermelon, baseball, festivals, families from all over the world visiting my museums (yes, the Smthsonian is mine), funnel cake, fresh corn-on-the-cobb, cookouts...Haha, can you tell I'm hungry at the moment???
Anyway, the power is back on and we're enjoying it. Other than a trip to the grocery store (see above), we stayed in. Thanks to the "Fireworks for Shut-ins" broadcast, we were able to see the National fireworks on the Mall. Good food, air conditioning, and no mosquitoes. It was a pretty good day. Not our traditional celebration, but not bad.
During the blackout I saw examples of profiteering, but saw people helping each other too. I want to thank my nonprofiteering friend rooth for helping remind me to focus on the positive.
Speaking the the positive, now I need to catch up on my blog reading. =)
I'd like to propose a toast to many things - having AC, no mosquitoes and the power of positive thinking. Cheers to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks rooth...and cheers to you! :)
DeleteRick, your title made me sing this song:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUb_S4e-Rd4
And I'm listening and grooving to it now so pardon me if my fingers miss any keys. lol
That sounds like a great 4th of July after all the bumming incidents. There is always a silver lining. I agree that in crucial times, you could really see how humans behave and separate the truly kind ones from the selfish ones and the business-minded ones.
LOL, and the heat can make us a little grumpier than normal. Not me, of course, but other people, ;P
DeleteI'm soooo glad your area is on power again, it must have been aweful these past four days. I can't imagine what it would be like here without power for such a long time. I really admire you for staying postive, I need to focus on being more postive too XD So far the week has been quite good, hope yours will be too!
ReplyDeleteSome people are still without power. It's a terrible situation.
Deletewhen i read your title, i immediately thought of SNAP (I've got the power!) LOL
ReplyDeleteglad your power is back on; i would have DIED w/out power (a/c) in this heat wave!
LOL, I'd forgotten about that song when I wrote the post. I hope the heat wave passes for both of us soon.
DeleteThis is very "cool" news Rick! (Sorry, I couldn't resist the corny joke.) Seriously though, I hope your power company is able to maintain the power now that it is back on. Enjoy your A/C and a fridge that can keep food cold!
ReplyDeleteCorny is good! =) We will be restocking the fridge very slowly.
Deletei'm glad that you guys got he power back. i bet you guys are running the ac like crazy huh? lol! and yay rooth! i think she's awesome :D
ReplyDeleteIt's running non-stop. And it will be for a while--we're supposed to have temperatures around 100 for the next few days. Then we "cool off" to 89 next week. lol
DeleteYay I'm happy to hear the power is back! My parents are visiting your "hood" in a couple weeks, and they definitely are not extreme heat people!
ReplyDeleteWe're supposed to be in the upper 80s next week--hopefully that's the start of a cooling trend ahead of their visit.
DeleteI am so sorry to hear you had 4 days without power! I hope all is well, and that things are getting back to normal. I am sure it was nice to stay in yesterday, it was scorching hot outside.
ReplyDeleteThanks B! If I didn't have to go to work, I may have stayed in today too. =)
DeleteIt's summer everyday in Malaysia. I don't think you'll like here (I don't like it myself LOL). But yeah, the person who invented the AC deserves an award!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit!!!
DeleteWoot! ;D
ReplyDeleteVerily!
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ReplyDeleteThat's a great choice!
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