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hummingwolf ([personal profile] hummingwolf) wrote2011-01-30 06:02 pm

For the record

I like snowstorms, but I am not all that fond of slushstorms.

I like trees. I like fire. I like having the modern convenience of electricity in my home. However, I do not like it when power lines try to set fire to trees. It may be very pretty, but it is not terribly good for the tree.

Fortunately, the slushstorm made things wet enough that no part of the tree kept burning long enough to become a real danger. Still, there were bright sparks in the tree as late as last evening and I wouldn't be at all surprised if the tree were sparking now. Again: very pretty, but still not good.

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For some reason, on the day of last week's slushfall, when I was too tired to do much other than lie in bed, I was most in the mood for listening to late '90s music by Michael W. Smith. Now, there are many excellent reasons to make fun of the products of the Christian Contemporary Music industry, but I have to say that MWS has written some darn good pop songs over the years. Sample: "Missing Person" on YouTube, a fan-made video using clips from the show Avatar the Last Airbender. (As a dial-up user I can't see much of the video, but I do love that song.)

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I haven't been online much in the last few days, partly because it was time for my regularly scheduled migraine and partly because the sparkly tree made me nervous about our household power situation. So, though I'll try to catch up sometime soon, it might take me a while. I hope you're all doing tolerably well out there!
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[personal profile] defeatedbyabridge 2011-01-31 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
EEK, that's scary about the tree!
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[personal profile] bluegreen17 2011-01-31 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
that would have made me sleepless. hope it gets taken care of soon.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2011-01-31 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't seen any sparks or flames coming from the tree today. I hope it isn't dead, though I don't know how well any living thing could tolerate the treatment it's gotten from the power lines lately!

The electric company guy who came by the house said they'd send out a tree crew as soon as possible. When I asked him how soon that might be, he said that with the way things are going, it could be months. I do hope he was exaggerating.
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[personal profile] bluegreen17 2011-02-01 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
yikes. i hope he was exaggerating too. i would think they'd take care of it asap.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
They haven't yet. Part of the problem is that this particular power company seems to be the worst in the region at getting electricity safely to the customers. As of yesterday, they still had people with power outages from last week's storm.

[identity profile] endlessrarities.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuk! Sparkly trees sound truly terrifying!! Hope you're soon out of that 'orrible weather!!
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
We're expecting warmer temperatures and rain tomorrow. Unfortunately, the winds will be picking up soon, which means I'll be worrying about that tree all over again! Somebody had better come deal with it before the wood dries out.