(With apologies to William Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner.)
The other weather "shoe" has dropped, and we are now paying for those joyously warm days at Thanksgiving and after. Thursday, it rained ALL day, with rain gauges throughout the state showing 1/2-to-2 inches of wet stuff. Friday, the rain stopped, but the winds were horrific. With gusts reading in the category 1 hurricane range, it truly was treacherous. Semis were blown over on interstates; trees and limbs and power lines came down; and the World's Tallest Christmas "Tree" on Monument Circle in Indy went dark. (Still is.) And when the temperatures plunged as they did all day, it was brutal. The ONLY thing for which we can be thankful is that we didn't get any snow or ice out of the storm. That part totally missed us! Today dawns sunny, dry...and cold. At this point, I'll take it!
Went to dinner in Avon last night with a friend. 'Tis always pleasant to break bread in a nice restaurant. We ate Italian. Next time, Chinese buffet at our radio club's Christmas dinner/meeting.
No word on Laurie. I called my sister before I left for dinner last evening, but she wasn't home...and when I thought to call again, it was kind of late. I could have called her cell phone, but since I was only looking for a Health and Welfare report on their daughter, I decided I could wait until today. Since Illinois is an hour behind us (all year long, now), I will call when I think they are up. (Retired folks get to sleep in, you know...)
My daughter and family are in Fort Wayne with friends. I encouraged them not to drive in the awful weather yesterday. I trust they are still there...
Will check into the SATERN nets this morning, then plan the rest of the day. I need to be thinking about Christmas!
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