It was warmer in Baltimore than Birm for most of the time I was there.

My friend who was down in La. from NY said the same thing. The temp when she left was 11, when she got into La. the temp there had fallen to 20 and the temp in NY was up. The south can thank my friend Mel for the X-mas snow.

Were you back in NO for the holidays Dana?

I am just annoyed because of the "you're a girl, so I need to come and check whether or not the circuit breakers have flipped myself, even though you say they have."

Could these be the same people who ask if I've checked my oil when I say I need a new spark plug?

Here's a picture of my brother and his family. The look on PJ's face says it all.

Sorry you're still having electricity woes, Sophia.

The waterbed is now light enough I can drag it a little bit with a lot of effort. It is now far enough away from my computer desk that I can have me chair in close to its normal spot. Waiting for my friend and his roommate to finish up their errands so they can help me haul it out. In the meantime, I'm letting the drainage kit continue to do it's thing. Thankfully water level is low enough I was able to use a combinate of wire and ductape to thoroughly wrap up the corner with the split so it's not leaking anymore.

My god, you guys, I'm sorry I wasn't around to get the wishes. That was the nicest outpouring... I'm all verklempt. Thank you!

Could these be the same people who ask if I've checked my oil when I say I need a new spark plug?

I think they're the same people who ask me if I've tried rebooting when I call tech support and identify myself as IT.

t waves at Emily

Argh, five days in the midwest, where it's dry as a bone, and I'm fine. I get home to soggy California, and get a bloody nose at the office. Of course, my VP walked into my office and started to laugh at me, with my nose full of tissue.

Someone please tell me to get my ass off the internets so I can get some work done.

Someone please tell me to get my ass off the internets so I can get some work done.

I'm logging off the Internets to get some beer and Mexican food.

I'm not helping, am I?

You so totally are not.

my living room, bedroom and bathroom do not.

Sophia, I had something similar happen to me that drove me crazy until I tracked it down. Check in the bathroom to see if there's a GFI breaker built into one of the outlets. It's an additional safety measure in the circuit besides the normal breaker, and it may have tripped. (They're required by code in any circuit that can be exposed to water, i.e., bathroom, kitchen, or outdoor circuits.) The outlet would have it's own buttons marked something like "test" and "reset." Worth a shot.