AM Powerless

 A power outage at 6:30am at Oxford Towers and the surrounding are occurred. I was standing at the sink taking my morning glucose reading and looking out at the sunny day.  The flag out front was absolutely still.  Everything whirred to a stop.  Wait a minute, no storm, no winds not even cloud in the sky.  Took the stairs to take Harry out carrying a rock to prop the door open.  A small group congregated in the lobby and collectively shrugged their shoulders at this event.  

I drove out for coffee surveying the area.  Traffic signals were functional, there was no additional traffic.  All activity east and west was normal.  It was only us and the Rogers Elementary and the area with no juice.   Got my coffee from Einstein Bagel and returned:  still no power.

The group was growing downstairs.  Our lovely new manager Melissa bought bagels/donuts and coffee for the bunch.  Another discussion ensued.  Women wanted to be advised on what happened.  The men said who cares.  The power came back and disaster was averted.  They did not disperse only continuing the conversations on all the power outages that had been endured.

The day is still beautiful.  The sun is still shining.  Judy is planting on the balcony today.  We have a new batch of mulch dropped at the end of the block by the city.

Very disappointing outcome of the Berkley Days celebration at the end of last week.  Girl fights and toy guns that looked real caused the whole thing to be shut down early.  This does not bode well for large family public gatherings, sad circumstance. Also, some city services will be reduced because the milage was defeated in the last election.  

all for now

stay safe