7:17pm 11/2/05 Fireworks and Horns!

The neighborhood now has power!!! A few hours ago the house recieved power and just a few minutes ago, most of the neighborhood was turned on. Niki and I stepped outside and heard the sounds of horns honking, fireworks cracking, and cheering! I am not kidding! Two giant bucket trucks were parked one street over, repairing a damaged wire. Once they fixed it, a huge block of houses was energized. As the power trucks were leaving, they honked their loud horns and the people yelled and it felt like we were in a movie. It's cool to see people get so excited about something as simple as electrically heated water.

Ten days ago Hurricane Wilma arrived and destroyed so many homes. We were very lucky, and as power is restored to more and more people, lives are starting to move on. I'm still shocked though, every day, as I drive around our city, at the debris and garbage piled up on our streets. Where is all this garbage going to go? Anything that's not vegetative debris is going straight to the landfill. Kind of makes you think more about all the trash you throw away, especially when you see so much of it piled in everyone's yard.