Saturday, September 13, 2008

Ike Strikes: 5:15 a.m.

It's here. It's awesome. It's kind of scary.

The silhouettes of the treetops are as frenzied as fans at any playoff game you can imagine. Winds can be heard swirling from everywhere, massaging the walls. Everything and everyone inside is safe, though.

I am entering this via the Verizon Wireless network. Electricity was lost here around 11:00 PM as I was trying to get some sleep, and I could hear the rain start shortly thereafter as I drifted off. Landline still has dialtone. I'm going to try to tune into the radio to get some updates now.

Across the street, one light alone is lit, as if in defiance to the maelstrom. I guess the neighbors have the generator humming.

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