Thomas Covenent
Lieutenant-General
Tuesday afternoon, sitting around happily playing away my 14th Vikings Settlement & waiting out some productions, because well, it's 36 degrees of hot, sticky somehow summery-Death! outside...
15min away from collections;
Hmmmm... I think to myself, it's getting a bit overcast outside. Oh well, some thunderstorms were in the forecast, maybe the weatherman will be right for first time this century?!
10min away from collections;
Damn, it's getting dark - like pitch-black dark, maybe I should check the Weather Network website and see if any watches or warnings are being issued?
7min away from collections;
Okay, 'Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for City of Burlington... *clicks up sat/radar map*...
Oooooooooh - that's red & purple heading strait at us, maybe we should re-think bbq'ing tonight?
30 seconds later;
ZAP! Good-bye power! Good-bye Internet!
Helloooooooo blinding rain, small hail and 90km/hr wind gusts!
6 hours later;
Yay our power's back on! *logs back into FoE*
Awe crap, what do you mean my two CG buildings got looted barely 15min *AFTER* the damn power went out?!
...CURSE YOU MOTHER NATURE!! DON'T YOU KNOW I *ALWAYS* COLLECT MY GAK ON TIME?!
So yeah, just thought some of you might find this as funny as I did.
And yeah, the storm was pretty crazy... some areas of the city were still in the dark the next day. (downtown was a bloody warzone of downed trees & power lines )
Anyone else have any funny tales of karma kicking them in the pants?!
15min away from collections;
Hmmmm... I think to myself, it's getting a bit overcast outside. Oh well, some thunderstorms were in the forecast, maybe the weatherman will be right for first time this century?!
10min away from collections;
Damn, it's getting dark - like pitch-black dark, maybe I should check the Weather Network website and see if any watches or warnings are being issued?
7min away from collections;
Okay, 'Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for City of Burlington... *clicks up sat/radar map*...
Oooooooooh - that's red & purple heading strait at us, maybe we should re-think bbq'ing tonight?
30 seconds later;
ZAP! Good-bye power! Good-bye Internet!
Helloooooooo blinding rain, small hail and 90km/hr wind gusts!
6 hours later;
Yay our power's back on! *logs back into FoE*
Awe crap, what do you mean my two CG buildings got looted barely 15min *AFTER* the damn power went out?!
...CURSE YOU MOTHER NATURE!! DON'T YOU KNOW I *ALWAYS* COLLECT MY GAK ON TIME?!
So yeah, just thought some of you might find this as funny as I did.
And yeah, the storm was pretty crazy... some areas of the city were still in the dark the next day. (downtown was a bloody warzone of downed trees & power lines )
Anyone else have any funny tales of karma kicking them in the pants?!