Southwest Michigan got buffeted with a wind storm last night. Some rain, a smattering of sleet, a few flurries of snow, but mostly just wind.
The strongest verified wind speed I’ve heard was 73 MPH (about 118 KMH for our metric friends); most of the winds were in the 40-60 MPH (64-97 KPH) range. They were steady, beginning in the early afternoon and still gusting the following morning (as I write this post).
They were also responsible for our loss of power.
Nothing like coming home from 12 hours of work to find your home has no electricity 
So our home is a lovely 50 degrees F (16 degrees C) and dropping (the high today is 35 degrees F, -1 degree C), which nicely negates any potential for food spoilage in the fridge. We’re taking precautions to protect Alex and Colonel Brandon (our Beta fish), but I think Colonel Brandon is in for a rough time of it. He’ll probably be re-located to Mom and Dad Johnson’s house, which still has power.
On the more sober side, this incident is just a little, tiny tiny taste of what Iraqis have been dealing with for months (probably getting close to a year). No fun.
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