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Apparently we're fostering a pupper until we can find her a human.

Boar and Bacon brat and Belgian fries. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't know exactly where you are at Carl, but we got smacked by Wilma in Deerfield Beach, being that the eye wall came right over us back then. I shit you not, this storm(Irma)was every bit as powerful and we were about 100 miles from the eye. We had multiple streets blocked, and not by shallow rooted Ficus trees; which came down like mad during Wilma, but big, sturdy, deep rooted Florida Oaks. This storm was bad ass here in my complex, and I'm pretty sure a tornado hit down in my community from what I'm seeing and hearing, as we had at least 6 tornado warnings that day. We lost power for 10 days after Wilma, and we only lost power for 2 1/2 days this time around, so I say hats off to FPL for a job well done. I know there are a hundred horror stories for every one of mine, but I can only give you my perspective having gone through both of these formidable storms. I can't imagine what they are going through on the west coast and farther south, my prayers go out to all of them.

The return of kids' church class date night! Shrimp scampi

Things are ok here. Pretty much all clear by noon. No limbs blocking streets. No fallen junk. We had an exhausting day hauling stuff to change from hurricane mode to no power for two weeks mode. Got the tree off our roof. Very little damage really. Cosmetic stuff to a few houses. No twisted road signs. I didn't see any damaged commercial buildings. A lot of broken trees. Our neighbor lost about a dozen. The only broken power pile I saw at all was in front of our workshop. No worries for us. The guys who make their living in that building may feel otherwise. The big discomfort is the power. Eight hours in - at low end tropical storm winds- we had a million people without power. In broward alone. Not a good showing for FPL. And they've already warned us that they won't be up to their usual sterling standard for restoration. So we're looking at two weeks for a storm that didn't even block any streets. Grrr.

Two double-doubles animal style protein style. Rather too much plant matter, but some allowances must be made for convenience.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073ZGD7VF/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I got these in the mail yesterday. They're not bad. The battery pod gets a little warm tho.

The parts I was expecting arrived last night. I made a 4-pin XLR balanced cable so I can listen to the Elear with my SUSY Dynalo. The wire is 22AWG OCC copper from Norne Audio.

Thanks to all, I had a great day, extra special as I also received some good news regarding my mums health.

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My post-punk exploration is paying off... Jefferson Starship's "Jane" popped up randomly (nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition): Exegesis here: https://www.gq.com/story/wet-hot-american-summer-jane-jefferson-starship-great

Everything is fine here. Had lost power between 11pm yesterday and 9 am this morning. Spent the day raking and cleaning up relatively small debris. Some minor damage to the porch screen door was the extent of the physical property damage. No flooding at all by us but I saw pictures of some locals water skiiing with a pickup truck in downtown Daytona Beach. Glad everyone else is also OK.

Sorry for the delay, but here is Gene's morning update: All ok here, Al. Irma took last minute veer to the east (inland) and spared us the worst. No damage, flooding or injuries. Just shrubs, branches, small trees, and litter to clean up. Very lucky. Powet expected to be out for a while, but we have water service. It was an adventure for sure. Also, Steve is back "home" at the trailer park but he is staying in another person's trailer because they are out of town and Steve's trailer would be rather breezy (big hole in it). He has no power or internet so he is not likely to be here much for the moment. He wanted me to let everyone know he is good and I'm excited that he is seriously considering moving back to the Bay Area by November. Woot!

Texted Raffy. He said that he is fine and waiting for the power to come back on. Vicki posted on FB that she is safe. Raffy also thought Carl was ok. Al, any word from Gene?

I checked in with Gene again and he is fine for now but will be spending the night in a windowless hallway six floors up. He is comfortable with their safety but worries about the aftermath, obviously. I love this picture of Carl and Bonnie hunkering down on FB:

Made some ~22 hour sous vide ribs finished off under the broiler. Gonna try some different things next time, but these were really solid.

We are also staying put since it is tracking west. Verizon just sent a message that we have free unlimited voice, text and data for the next two days. Let the streaming begin!