Yesterday had a couple of weird things happen. I was sitting in the living room watching t.v. in the afternoon when I heard a loud *thud*. I looked out and there was a dead bird on the deck. I went out on the deck and found that there were actually EIGHT dead birds, all the same breed, in approximately the same position. Not a mark on them, just a bunch of dead birds falling from the sky.
After bed last night I saw a large flash outside the window, accompanied by a bang. Then the cable went out... then the power. Apparently a transformer blew up on a pole. Fortunately the rain put the fire out even before the fire truck got there.
I looked into the bird thing. I guess the breed (a type of waxwing) shares food, and can actually get so drunk off of overripe fruit that they can't fly. I'm thinking what I saw was the bird equivalent of a guy driving a minivan into the ditch with a crowd headed home from the bar.
As for the transformer, the power was back on this morning. It saved me from the time change. Because the power went out I set the alarm on my mobile, which automatically made the time change. If I'd been relying on my standard alarm I'd have been late.
After bed last night I saw a large flash outside the window, accompanied by a bang. Then the cable went out... then the power. Apparently a transformer blew up on a pole. Fortunately the rain put the fire out even before the fire truck got there.
I looked into the bird thing. I guess the breed (a type of waxwing) shares food, and can actually get so drunk off of overripe fruit that they can't fly. I'm thinking what I saw was the bird equivalent of a guy driving a minivan into the ditch with a crowd headed home from the bar.
As for the transformer, the power was back on this morning. It saved me from the time change. Because the power went out I set the alarm on my mobile, which automatically made the time change. If I'd been relying on my standard alarm I'd have been late.