Is it the thing with the cool stuff on it you showed me?

Don’t do it.

Happy WHAT? Anyone?

Us tomorrow coming home from Miami

WOW. Shocked. Did some research - was totally wrong about our comparison to the rest of the US. I'm going to do more research about outages. We're still above-ground and it's windy and evergreen-laden here. Many outages. I know - TX & others have super-bad situations. OCD research mode triggered.

i see your point - these two posts together sort of imply "i should run for office and do something about it" and, you're not wrong. (and no, this is not a projection that i'll be changing careers.. yet)

yeah those *definitely* seem like they'd be more expensive than NC/VA/AZ.

Wow I had no idea - i'm paying more than i paid in NC, VA, or AZ here - and it goes up almost each month AND goes out almost each month. It's the combination of the price and the non-dependability. Thanks for the education!

You’ve clearly never lived in any of the other states I lived in.

And me!

It really, really is. When *real* things happen - like the sudden loss of a friend - you feel like it’s just another speed bump. It shouldn’t feel like a speed bump. We shouldn’t normalize our ongoing grief. Set boundaries. Be better to yourself. Believe it can be better. Then make it better.