Saturday, November 17, 2007

Power Failure due to lagomorph

Yesterday morning, I woke up and felt the bed vibrating. At first I wasn't sure if I was still dreaming, or if I was actually feeling it, but after 10 minutes of vibration, I decided it was real. I looked under my bed, and my rabbit was there, chewing on the bedpost! I grabbed her and locked her in her cage (I still can't figure out how she got out...).

That's when I noticed it. The silence.

All 3 of my computers were silent, as was my router, and dsl modem (which is normally silent anyway, but there were no lights on). Something was very wrong. The reason we keep the rabbit in her cage is that she has a...penchant...for chewing on anything insulated, like electrical cords.

Cursing my luck, I pulled my desk and entertainment center out from the wall, moving my stereo, tv, xbox, 2 computer towers, a monitor, printer, and various paraphernalia in the process. Luckily, she hadn't chewed on anything, but simply stepped on the power switches for both my surge protectors. Unluckily, I sitll had to put everything back and get to work...not a fun morning!

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