http://www.resonant.org/20050924-survived-rita Comments for "I survived Rita" en http://www.resonant.org/20050924-survived-rita <p>In the continuing Gulf Storm Saga, Rita took out power for longer than Katrina did, but I'm back up and running about a day later. It's making me seriously consider buying a generator if another storm comes through. Local damage is slightly worse as well, as a number of fires have apparently broken out throughout the city. I was out and about throughout the day escaping the powerless apartment, and fire engines were a common sight &mdash; one set stopping at a gated community just a few blocks away from my own apartment complex.</p> <p>My paranoid side wonders if it was due to people's individual generators catching fire. There are some drawbacks to storing ten gallons of gasoline in your apartment, after all.</p> <p><a href="http://www.resonant.org/20050924-survived-rita">read more</a></p> http://www.resonant.org/20050924-survived-rita#comments Tired Personal Log Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:53:59 -0400 Zed 1500 at http://www.resonant.org