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Posting by candlelight

Posted by Thantos on January 05, 2008, 09:51:27 PM

So after driving almost 900 miles in 12 hours I come home to find that I am without power.  We got nailed by a storm yesterday and it seems it knocked out power to a lot of homes.  Fortuantly I have my laptop and I upgraded by cell phone to have unlimited data so I am using my phone to connect my laptop to the internet.  I've only got 50 more minutes of battery but fortunatly I still have my backup battery, though it is only a 6 cell instead of an 8 cell.

But see, this shows how much I like you guys

Comments

karlbenson on January 05, 2008, 09:52:47 PM said:

Hope you don't end up like this guy did
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7141935.stm

Thantos on January 05, 2008, 09:59:30 PM said:

So 50 minutes turned out to really be 5 minutes   Now on my backup

Thantos on January 05, 2008, 10:00:21 PM said:

Quote from: karlbenson on January 05, 2008, 09:52:47 PM

Hope you don't end up like this guy did
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7141935.stm

Right after I got home I called the cell company and upgraded the phone and made sure it was active

Thantos on January 08, 2008, 10:59:54 PM said:

I wanted to be home before Monday

Thantos on January 05, 2008, 11:28:52 PM said:

I think I'll just go to bed.  Don't feel like waiting for the power to come back.

Edit:  I hear them working outside so I guess I'll wait a little longer.  Though I'm already tired from the drive.

rickC on January 06, 2008, 12:15:17 AM said:

T-45 minutes and counting

RunicWarrior on January 06, 2008, 11:38:45 AM said:

see rhantos thats what happens when you dont say farwel to everyone

Grudge on January 06, 2008, 11:52:56 AM said:

Have you been drinking - you seem to be slurring your type

Thantos on January 06, 2008, 12:03:59 PM said:

Quote from: RunicWarrior on January 06, 2008, 11:38:45 AM

see rhantos thats what happens when you dont say farwel to everyone

You were more then welcome to wakeup at 4:50 and say bye

RunicWarrior on January 06, 2008, 12:08:50 PM said:

I would have

SleePy on January 06, 2008, 06:47:45 PM said:

* SleePy would comment why thantos battery didn't last long but it isn't appropriate for public viewing 

Did you at least write down on paper the coding ideas you had

I hate when the power goes out. Once I wrote down a few ideas I had that came to me because I had nothing else to do besides think.

JayBachatero on January 08, 2008, 08:43:52 PM said:

See you should've waited for me to get back up from the Canyon .