Gee, windstorms.

[kyrielle]

Not, of course, that Oregon ever has windstorms. Nahhhh. Can't be.

The power went out last night. Not long; everything on a UPS or battery (namely, all the computers, even my desktop which has about 15 minutes worth of power from that UPS at most) came through it fine, still on, untouched. The radio reset, the microwave would have if we'd bothered to put its clock back after the last power outage (a couple weeks ago!), and so did the clock radio.

Scott was out late gaming (he has this week off); he got back after the outage, reset the clock, reset the alarm, turned it on. Bless him. It didn't help - it didn't go off, for reasons known only to alarm clocks. But bless him anyway, he tried.

So I got up at 15 minutes to when I meant to be at work. Decided it was a lost cause, got here only a half hour later than I intended.

It's windy out there. Hair whips about. Trees lash. The car vibrates as you drive down the highway.

I'm glad it's not raining. I'm pretty sure umbrellas would not stay in hand long.

Comments

[pheon.livejournal.com]

I hadn't noticed it was that much of a windstorm. I heard it during the night, but it didn't seem extreme. And when I got up this morning, it was breezy, but not strong. Maybe we didn't get it as much as you folks closer to Portland.

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

*thinks back* Hmmmm....gee, I don't think I remember anything that could rightly be called a windstorm......*snorks*

Yah, the mysterious ways of alarm clocks. o_O I've never understood those...there should be an anthropological study done.

[pheon.livejournal.com]

Definite difference in wind depending where you are. I made a run to Costco and while it was only mildly breezy here, by the time I got into Newberg and all the way to Tigard, the wind was quite strong. Don't know why; just was.

[kyrielle]

Probably 'cause you're closer to the gorge, here? Just hazarding a guess, though. It was certainly an interesting morning!

This evening when I left work, the wind was rather calmer. Good, 'cause it was raining.

[bertho.livejournal.com]

the microwave would have if we'd bothered to put its clock back after the last power outage

We haven't bothered resetting the microwave clock since about June. A quick turn of the head and we can see the wall clock or the cable box, so there's really no need for it. :)