Floods and being safe and being cut off

[afuna]

I'm reading my entry from yesterday, and wincing at how oblivious I was. The metro floods practically every time there is a strong rain; usually we just shrug it off, grumble about how our government is wasting our money, and sit tight for the next set of rains. So yesterday, I didn't think to question my assumption that things were the same as usual, and no worse.

After the internet and power cut off last night, I spent the evening relaxing, knowing that everyone in my family was safe. And now that I'm re-connected and aware how many were not safe, I feel frustrated and antsy (it is times like these that I really wish I knew how to drive, instead of relying on other people)

Mmm, I'm at my grandpa's place right now (we dropped by to make sure he's okay. He was safer than we were -- his condo is on the tenth floor, and he has a generator so he even had electricity last night, but it still feels good to be back in touch).

link-gathering post relevant to the floods