The Joy of Ice

As you know, we in the Northeast have recently been hit with a pretty big ice storm. So, as a result, we've been dealing with many of the consequences of this weather. One of my interns had a tree fall down on her driveway, blocking her in and making her late to work. Not so bad..... Another intern, not to be outdone, had the poor fortune of a tree falling on her car and in her words, "smashing it all up." I don't know for certain how bad it is, but I wont be surprised if it is totaled.

Of course, the impacts on my residents is only a small part of what is going on. Approximately 300,000 people in New York alone are without power, and it will take quite a few days to get most of the power back on.

One additional consequence of all the power outages is that many of the traffic signals are not working. So, this bears a question: What are the traffic laws for intersections in which the power is lost? Well, the laws are that the intersection turns into 4 way stop signs. That law works great if it is followed. So I was out doing some shopping and got to see what was actually happening. People aren't treating them as 4 way stops. Instead, what is happening is that people are going through the intersections as if they have green lights. And this is happening from any directions. I am just surprised I was out for a couple hours and didn't see any accidents. Subsequently when I got home I told Becca that the roads were clean but I felt they were more dangerous than during immediate bad weather as there seems to be no good sense of order to the roads.

Well, that's the most recent news from here. Hope everyone is having a good week. I, at least, have power and can play on Facebook or Everquest II all weekend. Actually, Becca and I are about to go watch a musical comedy called Nuncrackers. It should be interesting.