I consider myself lucky we didn't lose power through the night. Actually, I
consider myself extremely lucky that power stayed up through the day yesterday,
too.
What the local NBC station has dubbed "phase 2" of our winter nightmare
rolled in last night — that is, the second wave of snow and sleet and ice
expected to strike the area. Until yesterday, DFW was expected to be in a
band of snow and sleet; it looks like we've only received some light snow,
which is expected to stop in the next couple of hours.
Yesterday we also picked up an additional occupant. A pipe or series of
pipes burst in the ceiling of Laurel's friend's apartment, so Laurel quickly
evacuated her to our home. I'm doing my very best to remain calm and to stay
away from her; she has a well-documented track record of histrionics, and
the less time I spend in her company, the better off I am. She destroys my
inner peace. We expect she'll be with us through the day today and perhaps
overnight and into tomorrow. I expect I'll be going relatively heavy on the
Kentucky mouthwash.
As mentioned yesterday, the local school district has canceled classes for
the remainder of the week, owing to the present state of the power grid. I too
am out of "school" for the day — I work remotely for an out-of-state concern,
and weather there has also become nasty.
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