| Tuesday, December 7, 2004 |
12:42 - I think we landed on a witch
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Wow. There sure aren't many leaves left on the trees after that thing that blew through here last night.
  
 
Weather reports indicated wind gusts up to 25-35 mph, and I can believe it—it whipped the tarp off Lance's motorcycle, knocked down trees and palm fronds all around the area, and knocked out power in a number of places. Right at the end of my block, all night we watched as the rainy gusts blew at the transformer and wires hanging off the power pole at the corner, and every time they touched a shower of sparks would fly off and shoot northward for about thirty feet across the intersection. Very strong southerly wind, yes indeed. We called 911 to get someone to come deal with it, but I didn't see anyone arrive all night—I think they had their hands full.
And now we get one of those day-after-the-storm cloudbreaks, where the air's as crisp and clear as it's ever going to get.
Aaaahhh.
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Brian Tiemann
