Another Five Days Without Air Conditioning

At 1:15am on 13-Sep the lights would have gone out in my house, if they were still on. I was half trying to fall asleep and half listening to the wicked storm raging around my bedroom. Hurricane Ike had come for an early breakfast. And the after effects are still readily apparent all around me.

For the next five days I got to do a little camping - whether I wanted to be camping or not. Houston in September without Air Conditioning would be an appropriate correct answer in a game of Clue; it is not the way one is supposed to live. Oh sure, you'll get by. But let me assure you: Houston would not exist as a city if it were not for the advent of air conditioning. I've never heard anything truer in my life.

But I'm not going to say it hasn't been without laughs. The upside to me regaining power is that I have gained a few roommates. My sister is going on two weeks sans electricity* at her home, so I now have three new roommates: my sis, brother-in-law, and Pants - my nine month old niece. That's a fun little perk for sure.

*I'm wrote this post on an evening flight coming into Houston. Flying over and seeing lots of dark patches where there should be light was a little trippy. You could see car headlights illuminating completely dark neighborhoods. It looked more like a scene from a movie than real life.

And there will be a slight upgrade to the swimming establishment in the backyard. We used to have a nasty, random foliage clad fence next to one side of the pool. Ike decided that would look better in the pool. I didn't completely agree, but I'm pretty sure I'll like the replacement better. And it looks like pool operations should return to normal shortly.

I'm off to buy something to put back into my freezer. I'll never forgive Ike for causing the ruination of my last three frozen Nic-o-bolis.