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Schvitzing For More N Sixty Hours Without Electricity

Schvitzing for more'n sixty hours without electricity (visit https://www.aol.com/?ncid= crosssellusaolc00000003 - for further details) Courtesy rare derecho killed four people nearly forty eight hours ago power outage affected more than half a million people in mid-Atlantic states. Residents in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania (the poet's hometown) smack dab within swath. The storms raced across keystone and garden states moving eastward at over 80 mph at times. Thus yours truly rendered incapacitated, (albeit unable to access, excel as word wizard) to craft his trademark poetry. How grateful (before being dead) to write reasonable rhyme galumphing within mine head nsync with zeppelin comprised of lead. Analogous giddy sensation ascending stairway to heaven or metaphorically kneading figurative dough that doth leaven. Great appreciation regarding strapping size men/women, whose hulking size rivals (or surpasses) legendary Paul Bunyan, who gingerly plucked fallen timbers as outsize paws casually flicks (think game giant size pick up sticks) testing restored power outage easy as ordinary size folks sticking toothpicks into homemade apple pie assessing readiness of just desserts scrumptious piping hot pie à la mode. Labor of love meant abandoning taking shelter 'course donning protective suitable gear 'n trumpeting hallelujah no matter motley crew drenched with perspiration imagining myself just watching cutting crew would find yours truly to swelter, when veteran technicians successfully troubleshot gridlocked downed wires strewn helter skelter. Despite Mother Nature's perilous whims, whereby meteorologists issue stern warning high severe winds risk taking innocent lives hazardous falling limbs threaten to damage property courtesy debris flying to and fro hither and yon trapping unsuspected victims wracking in my opinion impractical jokers, (perhaps someone like me) not necessarily strictly being literally immobilized more so figuratively limiting basic activities (think hermit administering his necessary morning ablutions) to daylight hours additionally consuming comestibles at frozen or room temperature. Essentially western civilization dependent upon flow of electrons imposes quasi human bondage, especially when meteorological or global warming necessitate creature comfort of air conditioning impossible mission to function otherwise during hazy, hot, and humid dog days blackout or brownout prospect ratchets up!

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