Then the sky turned black

I am back. I have to say that we had a wicked rainstorm here on Friday. It was like it was night at about three thirty in the afternoon. Then the skies opened up and deluge began. It got so bad that the Don River, a river of green filth and slime that runs through the city, flooded and filled some low lying streets. I caught the aftermath of one and a car was on top of another car. It was as if the one car was up and humping the other car, like two dogs. It was surreal. As well, a part of a street that was over a culvert that could not handle the volume of water was washed away. It was cool and freaky.

I saw a willow tree blown on its side. The roots were sticking out of the torn sod. It was cool. Traffic, of course, was a nightmare. It took me an hour and a half to get to my outlaws' home, which is normally a twenty minute drive. That was frustrating but I did get to witness the aftermath, and see two cars fucking, that has to be worth something. Like the blackout of 2003, it was an experience.

The worst part is that in an earlier storm cell in the morning, our neighbor had a tree in her backyard hit by lightning. It fell on the hydro wire and blackedout the area. It was not so bad but it did fry my son's X-Box. This is the second time this has happened to it. It did not screw up any other electronics and the TV, VCR, DVD and phone were plugged into the same power bar. He was upset. I called today and they wanted me to pay $120 to get it fixed and for shipping. I can get a new one for $150. Then my wife called and sweet talked them into to doing for free and picking up the shipping costs, too. I usually do that!

She was good. She was direct with what she wanted, polite, and gave a great sob story about how upset our son is and the fact that he saved for a year, which he did, to buy the X-Box two years ago. I am waiting for the box to pack it in and then will send it out. Woo-hoo!

That is all for today. Ciao.