[Prudence]

We're okay for now. The neighbor has a generator and we're chipping in for the gas so we can run our fridge (and laptops and internet) off of it. So at least our food won't spoil. The daylight basement is actually fairly cool, what with being mostly surrounded by dirt. Shortly I'm going to gird my loins and take a daylight look at the garden. No damage to our place, that I know of, but a tree branch from our yard tore open part of our neighbor's roof. Happy today that I am a mere renter.

It was indeed a storm like I've never seen before. Just continual lightning for the duration. The rain and wind were like unto that bit in the boring prelude to the backlot tour at disney studios where the guy gets water dumped all over him. It was seriously crazy. They recorded a gust at one of the airports (Dulles, I think) of 79mph.

And you know what the really fun part is? (Aside from it being near 100 degrees and having no a/c...) We get to do it all again tonight!