Do You Feel Lucky?

After being verbose for a while there I am feeling decidedly quieter and reserved this last day or two. For no particular reason. Perhaps it's the dreary sky and rain we've had with this nor'easter and I'll perk up again soon.

We live on a small lane with four houses. The top of a tree on one neighbor's lot broke off in the storm last night, falling right across the road and taking out our cable and phone line - and blocking egress from the other three houses. In a shocking turn of events, the cable company responded promptly to our call and the cable line (and, most importantly, Internet access) is now repaired. The phone company thinks tomorrow, if we're lucky, for their line.