Lights!!

It was chilly this morning for my ride, and although I was wishing I had put on arm-warmers and gloves, I warmed up pretty quickly and had a nice, but somewhat short, ride. Work was pretty much non-stop until early afternoon, and by then I was already thinking about our planned trip into New Orleans. We finally hit the road around 6 p.m. in two cars, since we were going to drop off my mom's car at her condo in town. Along the way both of my sisters called and wanted to get together for a bit when we arrived, so we decided to try for the little grill behind Madigan's on Carrollton, since we knew it was open. By the time we arrived, though, they had put out a sign that they were closing for the night, probably because they had run out of food, so we went over to my sister's place and made a few sandwiches.

The city smells like you would expect for a place where the garbage hasn't been picked up for a month and a half, but there are signs of life here in the Carrollton area. There are signs all over the neutral grounds announcing businesses that are open and seeking employees. If we can just get all the garbage and putrid refrigerators off the streets, it would be a big step forward!

We had planned on staying at my mom's condo, but decided to swing by our house on the way. As we drove up we could see that the street lights were on. This was a very good sign. I went into the basement and headed straight for the breaker box. Seeing the lights come on when I flipped the main was truly exciting! Lights!! Better yet, Air Conditioning!!

So here I am in my own house, in my own bed, connected to Tulane's dial-up. There's a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew, which means that instead of the usual traffic noise from South Claiborne, we have quiet! There are a few folks out walking their dogs, and looking down the street it looks like a few people are home. Tomorrow we'll have to head downtown fairly early, so I probably won't have time to ride. Maybe if I wake up early enough I'll sneak out for a quick ten miles although I didn't bring my shoes or anything.

I'm excited that the NOBC Website is back up!! Unfortunately, the server isn't accepting my ID and password, so I can't get in to make any changes yet.