:: Life on Planet Dan-E ::

:: Friday, August 26, 2005 ::

:: Blown Over ::

So it seems I was right. Tropical Storm Katrina swelled into Hurricane Katrina just as she touched down in Miami - quite possibly because she made a quick stop at a plastic surgery clinic - and did a little more damage than expected. Still it could have been a lot worse and at least for the people here in South Beach, it wasn't bad at all. Some trees and branches were knocked down, signs were tossed about, a few broken windows, flooded streets, but that's about it.

I was complaining to one of my friends about my cable being out but that's nothing considering some parts of the island lost electricity altogether. The only real annoying part of the evening was when the building's fire alarm randomly went off. At 11:30 at night. (Fire? In THIS rain?) A lot of people stuck their heads out wonder what the hell was going on and I started walking around the building looking for something that might turn the alarm off. A control panel, some toggle switches, a sledge hammer maybe. Fortunately, one of the residents called the landlord, after which she handed me the phone - apparently I was the only guy in the building who heard the damn thing go off (WTF?) - and he told me where to find the "off" button.

But that's the extent of the drama here on the Beach. One can only hope that any other following hurricanes will be as uneventful.

:: Miscellaneous Ramblings by Dan-E at 6:25 PM [+] :: | 0 comments
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