I was at home this morning watching the crazy wind storm. I watched as it broke branches off our trees and flung them all over the yard. I was on the internet for a while, but then the internet went down. So I decided to get ready for work. After showering, I noticed that the lights in the bathroom were flickering. "This can't be good", I thought, as the power went completely out. With no power at the house, there wasn't much to do, so I might as well just go to work. But first I was going to call in my prescriptions to the Grayslake Walgreens. When I tried calling, it just rang and rang. The phones must have been down. I guess I would just do it the old fashioned way...stop in at the store. I walked out to the garage to pull my car out, but then realized that I've always relied on electricity to open the garage door. I wasn't quite sure how to open it manually, and I didn't want to force it and end up breaking it. I had to look through the instruction manual to figure out how to open it. It was actually pretty easy. On the way to work, there were several stop lights that were out and cops directing traffic. When I stopped at Walgreens, the employee at the entrance loudly exclaimed that they were only taking cash since the credit card machines were down. It's amazing how the lack of electricity puts a damper on your normal routine.