Monday, March 12, 2007
The sound of the wind woke me up that morning. I opened my eyes and saw that the sky was orange, which is ominous in the evening, but worse in the morning. I opened the blinds and looked out the window. The tree in front of the window was blowing around in circles. I thought I should turn on the radio to see what was happening and, at that moment, the power went out.
I got up, went out to the porch and saw the damage in my yard. My boyfriend was at work, but his brother — our roommate — was home. We could hear the popping of power transformers all around.
My cousin, who lives on the west side of Lawrence, came by to survey the damage and search for coffee; their power went out before they could make any. We finally found out Z’s Espresso, 1800 E 23rd St., was still up and running. By the time my cousins got home, their power was back on. Ours was out until 8 or 9 Tuesday night. We had to put bags of ice in our fridge to keep the food from spoiling.
Corinne Legleiter, Wichita junior
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