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Well seems like Ohio is now recovering from Hurricane Ike (or what's left of it).
Our campus got hit with Category 1 hurricane-force winds on Sunday, knocking down branches and trees, ripping bushes from the ground, tearing shingles off roofs, and totally cutting all of the power for the whole city (as well as most of the state of OH - my family 1 hour away lost their power only two hours later, as well as the folks down in Cincinatti where 500,000 people were left in the dark). No rain, no lightning, just wind, and LOTS OF IT.
Plus I came within seconds of being hit with mentioned debris. Not fun, I don't recommend it. o_<;;;;
By the time I woke up the next morning to take most of my pics, the cleanup was almost done - students worked on it bright and early in the morning, getting a normal week-long job for the town done in a matter of hours. <3
Bit hard to see here - had to take this from my window during the storm, as we were confined to the dorms until the winds died down. There was branches falling down all over the place, and one of the trees only partially visible in this shot lost almost all of its limbs during the course of the storm.
Tree across from our dorm.
Same tree. There was a car underneath it but it had been removed by the time I got to take a pic.
We only now regained our power/AC/heat/Internet/etc. here in the dorms at 11:06. Everyone simultaneously rejoiced. <3
But yes, that's where I've been the last 48 hours. No power = no classes today, wheee. <3
How was your week? 
-Nikira
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