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St. Charles storm damage update
Topic: St. Louis Events 6:11 pm EST, Jan 14, 2007

The highest concentrations of outages Saturday were in St. Charles and Florissant, where about a quarter-inch of ice covered vulnerable trees and power lines. About 108,000 customers — 6,200 in Illinois and 101,800 in Missouri — remained without power at 11:15 p.m. Saturday. As of 9:30 p.m., the utility said about 2,800 Metro East customers had suffered outages.

The storm has been blamed for at least six deaths in the Midwest and brought Amtrak service in Missouri to a halt on Saturday.

(Storm update)

Things here in St. Charles, Missouri, are pretty bad. The storm hit hard on Friday evening, and power started going out in various parts of the city. By Saturday morning, we were encased in ice. My apartment still had intermittent power on Saturday morning, but the view outside the window was the strangest I think I've ever seen, because of how the ice was affecting everything. Imagine trees that had been familiar to you for years, but you wake up one morning, and they've all completely changed. Branches that used to point *up*, now point down. Flowers and shrubbery everywhere are flattened. Broken branches litter the streets and yards. Everything glitters a dangerous icy white.

Though my heater was still working on Saturday, my area was an exception. Many other homes in the area had no power whatsoever, and things started getting cold.

By Saturday afternoon, the power was still flickering, but the temperature was up enough that the snow had turned to rain, which meant that at least the roads were drivable, for anyone who wanted to venture out.

Saturday evening though, my apartment lost power as well. At first we just lit candles and kept on with life (No electricity is required to play Settlers of Catan, heh), and we bundled up enough to stay warm through the evening, but by morning, it was starting to get chilly.

By flashlight, I've been pulling all my Antarctica gear out of the closets.

I called my office phone # to see if there was still power there, and when I got voice-mail, realized that the building was okay. So I drove in to work, and found out that several other people had had the same idea. There are pillows and blankets littered around the floor and sofas, as our office has been turned into an emergency shelter.

On my way to the office, I spent an hour or so driving around the area, and it's pretty strange. The roads are open, but most businesses are closed. For any grocery stores that are open, their parking lots are packed, as people stock up with supplies. The fast food restaurants are in a strange status. Some of them literally "have the lights on but nobody home" -- like the Taco Bell has its neon "Drive Thru Open" sign lit-up, but the doors are locked and there doesn't seem to be anyone inside. Cars line up in the drive-thru lane, wait a few minutes 'til they realize that there's no one inside, and then drive on. Other cars slowly ... [ Read More (0.2k in body) ]

St. Charles storm damage update


Rivalz Technology Cafe - New Year's Eve Party for the St. Louis gamer/hacker scene
Topic: St. Louis Events 11:43 pm EST, Dec 30, 2005

For those in the St. Louis area: New Year's Eve party at RivalZ (home of St. Louis 2600), 270 & Dorsett, starting at 10 p.m., going probably until dawn. $5 is being requested, which gives access to all the different parties in the building. Food, drinks, music, over a hundred gamer/hacker/fandom/tech-geek partiers, sounds like fun!

Elonka :)

Update: For anyone unable to attend, there will be a live stream of the main room's sound over the web via SHOUTcast. If you'd like to listen, tune in to: http://70.135.29.116:8000/

March 2006 Update RivalZ is now closed. :/

Rivalz Technology Cafe - New Year's Eve Party for the St. Louis gamer/hacker scene


International Folk Dance Association of University City
Topic: St. Louis Events 4:11 pm EDT, May 31, 2003

Another of the subcultures I indulge in. International Folk Dancing.

] Incorporated in 1964, the IFDA has been serving the
] greater St. Louis area for 38 years as a non-profit
] organization dedicated to the teaching and enjoyment of
] folk dances and to the sharing of knowledge and
] appreciation of folk cultures from around the world. The
] IFDA and its activities are open to anyone interested in
] folk dancing or folklore.

International Folk Dance Association of University City


Samurai Electricians - St. Louis Rocky Horror
Topic: St. Louis Events 1:27 pm EST, Jan 12, 2003

This is the website of the St. Louis "Rocky Horror Picture Show" cast. It's a good place to check to find out the time and locations of the next event. As of January 2003, "Rocky Horror" shows once a month at the Des Peres 14.

Samurai Electricians - St. Louis Rocky Horror


 
 
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