Re: current weather
After days of 100 F weather, today a cold front passed through and dropped the temps to the 80's. Unfortunately, this spawned super thunderstorms that really did a number on our area. Over 260,000 customers have lost power (including yours truly) due to downed power lines and fallen trees. Winds were ferocious; around 75 mph. My backyard is littered with boughs and stems from my tall tulip poplars. I filled two lawn litter garbage cans for collection tomorrow. I just got power back, but since it's been around 12 hours without electricity, I'll probably have to dump half of my refrigerator contents. Hopefully the freezers will still be OK. I drove out looking for dinner for us, and had to drive over 20 miles before there were lights on!
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