Well the last day or two have been interesting here in Newcastle in the Hunter Valley. Last night we had a massive storm that to me appeared to be strong winds and rain, but without too much damage. I awoke this morning to continue the day as usual and found power, internet and hot water available as expected.

It was not until I went driving that I started to see the carnage that the storm had done. Of all the traffic lights I went through, only one was actually working - some of the roads were even blocked off from access. There were cars beside the roads and even on some where they had been flooded with water and left alone. Power lines down, countless trees down and limbs fallen - everywhere you look there were problems.

The surprising this was that the majority of places were without power and will be without power for probably at least the next few days. So why does my house still have electricity and Internet? Maybe it is the power of Linux coming into play, or perhaps a karma thing with open source software returning good from the universe? Obviously this is just a theory, but either way, I am glad that I am still online and able to do this blog!