Reasons to be Paranoid Today

  1. When I was up in Lexington, cellphone service for the entire area was disrupted for half a day.
  2. Shortly after I returned home, I was talking to Vlad on AIM.
  3. On AIM, he revealed to me that he was not required to show a picture ID to get his drivers’ license.
  4. While on AIM, he revealed to me he had just received a call from the number “0000”.
  5. When I went to take Delbert out for lunch for his birthday, the power was cut.
  6. I found out from people around there that apparently somebody had “hit a transformer.”
  7. I had visited a retail outlet where someone had “hit a transformer” in Lexington awhile back.
  8. When I got home, I took a nap to attempt to relieve my paranoia.
  9. When I awoke I found out that somebody had knocked over our mailbox.
  10. When I went to Wal-Mart, I found that the power outage was for the entire shopping center.
  11. Apparently the outage was due to a “Dollar General” truck knocking over a main pole.
  12. There is no Dollar General store near Wal-Mart.
  13. A deli worker in Wal-Mart told me the repair was “temporary” and may happen again later tonight.
  14. When I got home, Internet service was out.
  15. Calling Charter Communications, the automated system reports an “outage in my area.”
  16. After reaching a tech, he is unaware of any outage in my area.

That’s it. I’m going to lay down now.

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