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( Trollstuck, part 26 )
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I spent much of today unable to use my computer -- first because I'd scheduled a boot scan, then because of a completely inexplicable ten minute power outage, and then because I had to run the boot scan again -- so I did a bunch of useful chores I'd been putting off. Which basically means I took apart my box fan and cleaned it, cleaned the top of the closet where I store the fan during the winter (said closet is sort of a built-in wardrobe that occupies a corner of my bedroom; the top is so high up I had to stand on a footstool on my dresser to reach the back corners), vacuumed the whole apartment, and dusted a bunch of shelves. Also I went grocery shopping, which takes even longer on weekdays than weekends due to slightly variant bus schedules. *sigh*
My mom is currently down in DC helping Aunt Jan take reams of files and things out of cardboard boxes and put them into other storage materials, since Aunt Jan is apparently now allergic to cardboard on top of her numerous other allergies and therefore shouldn't be doing that herself despite needing it to be done. This leaves my dad home alone, still without power. As of this evening, Main St. (NJ 124) had electricity, plus a bunch of the town north of Main St. Almost nothing south of Main St. had power, though, and my parents live on the extreme south edge of town, about two blocks from where Madison runs into Chatham Township. But almost all of the downed trees have been removed, so hopefully fixing the broken wires shouldn't take more than another day or so.
( Trollstuck, part 26 )
continue to part 27
I spent much of today unable to use my computer -- first because I'd scheduled a boot scan, then because of a completely inexplicable ten minute power outage, and then because I had to run the boot scan again -- so I did a bunch of useful chores I'd been putting off. Which basically means I took apart my box fan and cleaned it, cleaned the top of the closet where I store the fan during the winter (said closet is sort of a built-in wardrobe that occupies a corner of my bedroom; the top is so high up I had to stand on a footstool on my dresser to reach the back corners), vacuumed the whole apartment, and dusted a bunch of shelves. Also I went grocery shopping, which takes even longer on weekdays than weekends due to slightly variant bus schedules. *sigh*
My mom is currently down in DC helping Aunt Jan take reams of files and things out of cardboard boxes and put them into other storage materials, since Aunt Jan is apparently now allergic to cardboard on top of her numerous other allergies and therefore shouldn't be doing that herself despite needing it to be done. This leaves my dad home alone, still without power. As of this evening, Main St. (NJ 124) had electricity, plus a bunch of the town north of Main St. Almost nothing south of Main St. had power, though, and my parents live on the extreme south edge of town, about two blocks from where Madison runs into Chatham Township. But almost all of the downed trees have been removed, so hopefully fixing the broken wires shouldn't take more than another day or so.