No Chapter on the 26th!
Blame weather for this one. I was literally mid-stream working on the chapter back when a storm blew through and blasted my power out. For two days. I have JUST gotten power back and been tossing all my perishables and as you might imagine, during my two days without power I couldn't write or access my online notes or do much else.
Sitting in the darkness is not fun. Nor is eating a piece of brie cheese on a bagel with pesto sauce...no, wait. That tasted pretty darn good. I suppose this shows that I wasn't entirely prepared for a power outage, but if it had been longer or worse, I would have managed. However, I feel very grateful my home was not damaged. It could have been--and there was a moment in the night when I wondered if I was going to have a tree fall on my place.
There are still a lot of people without power or who were hurt or even killed by the storm. Another climate-disaster in a string of them around the world. It makes me think I should take more precautions and I doubtless will after this.
Unfortunately, either way, there's no real way for me to write like I want unless I had a huge generator capable of powering my entire house. So I have only the barest few thousand words and I don't think I want to post that here. I want the chapter to be good, so I hope to give you a nice big one on Tuesday.
The chapter is a small thing given how much damage and destruction there's been. I'll get back to work since it's the thing I can do. I just wanted to let you know what happened. If I am ever out of contact again, my assistant or someone else will hopefully alert you to why, but power outages are a good reason to assume.
Anyways, back on the 29th! I'll be writing over the next few days...assuming another storm doesn't come by. Or fires. Or a tornado. Or hurricane. Or a robber. Or...you know what? I'll stop tempting fate.
--pirateaba
Comments (24)
I’ve discovered the live stream and I report 9.55 is gonna be a monster
Sounds like the Wandering Inn Needs another upgrade, stay safe PirateAba hope you power and all gets restored quickly.
I mean getting a Kohler generator isn't that big of a deal unless you live in an enormous house. I had one installed couple ago powers the house off a gas line and kicks on right as utility goes out so it's like a power outage never happened . On another note, glad to hear you're ok. I heard at least people died in those storms.
instead of a huge generator - why not get a Tesla Powerwall + Solar? Won't even notice an outage
Because Tesla is an annoying company to work with. They'll take your down payment and delay installation for months. If something goes wrong, unless you have a large social media presence (paba does actually), you will never get anything fixed and need to sue them to take accountability for repairs.
Stay safe! <3
While a generator capable of keeping your lights on for an extended period isn’t cheap, it’s a game changer when the power is out. It might cost extra but you might be able to directly connect to certain outlets you want and leave the rest of the house without power.
Thank you for all that you do PA!!! Stay safe!!! ❤️🙌❤️
Stay safe, Pirate. The chapter is less important than survival, take care!
I miss the Wandering Inn. Huntsong is good, but it lacks the wonderful humor that balances out the serious plotlines in the wandering inn. It's kind of sad, but I feel like the world is a bit dimmer without those periodic TWI chapters. Huntsong is dark, and reality is depressing, I need a warm fuzzy TWI fix. I just kept refreshing today, looking forward to the next chapter. Yes, I know things happened, I'm just sharing that I miss TWI.
It’s cause cara is the worst earther she is what happens when you take Erin remove all the things that make her great, everything that’s left is cara
Stay safe! Take all the time you need
Some of the houses looked made of paper.. Glad you’re safe..
Stay safe!
I'm glad you are okay! See you on Tuesday.
Sorry this happened! Thanks for the Tuesday chapter!
pirate, I’m an hour north of GR and my in-laws have a generator. If you’re ever without power or heat, we’d be happy to host in our spare bedroom! I have no expectation that you’ll take me up on it, for reasons of anonymity, but I needed to offer. Please note that we do have furbabies, if you’re allergic.
Why Tuesday and not tomorrow
Keeping in line with standard release times methinks
Next chapters gonna get burgled before it comes out. Jk, stay safe pirate!
My power just turned back on too - very grateful for the gas range and a small generator for the fridge. Glad all is well by you, Pirate!
Stay safe paba!
1m good luck with the recovery
PS. The UPS converter may have saved my computer from damage when the power flickered. And it did allow me to charge a laptop a bit during the two days of darkness. It was a good idea, whomever suggested it here.