April 5, 2024

This Weather Sucks!

By Joe

I am packing this morning for my trip. I’d have liked to have packed last night, but circumstances prevented it. With the wet heavy snow we have gotten in the last 36 hours (more than a foot of snow), I lost power at my apartment. I have emergency lamps to use and some candles, but I had hoped the electricity would be back on by this morning. It’s been out for nearly 24 hours, and there no estimated time for repairs. I have to go pick up my rental car between 10:30 and 11 am (the university requires we use rental cars for longer trips), so I’ll get packed and head out in a bit. I hate leaving Isabella here without electricity, but a neighbor will check in her, and I’ll be sure she has plenty of food and water. I’ll be back on Sunday. Surely, we will have power by then. I hope we have electricity back before I have to leave. Nothing is going as planned.

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I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's. My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces. View all posts by Joe
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5 responses to “This Weather Sucks!”

  • Steve's avatar Steve
    April 5th, 2024 at 11:20 am

    I hope you have a better experience for the weekend and the power comes on for Isabelle. That’s no fun to have all that to deal with for a trip.

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    • Joe's avatar Joe
      April 5th, 2024 at 6:12 pm

      Thankfully, the power came back in shortly after I left. The weekend experience is not going great so far. I made it, but the drive was long and my hotel room has an AC/heating unit with a high pitch whine coming from it. Supposedly, they are trying to fix it, but I can’t leave and go to dinner until they do because I have artifacts that I’ll be showing during my presentation tomorrow in my room and I can’t leave them unguarded if someone else might come in.

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    • Joe's avatar Joe
      April 5th, 2024 at 6:12 pm

      Sorry to sound so whiny. I’m just tired and frustrated.

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