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want to make god laugh? build a woodpile.

woodpile-down-thumb.jpgthe greeks had a word for when someone's pride is so offensive to the gods that they strike him down. hubris, they called it.

the greeks, in my opinion, were really, really annoying.

last night was extremely windy. the meteorologist on vermont public radio warned of winds 15 to 30 mph, shifting to the southwest and increasing to 20 to 35, with local gusts to 50 mph in the evening. bastard.

we could hear it howling around the gables of the house, but we were snug and toasty in front of the first fire of the season and paid it little mind. paul did give a passing thought to potential devastation: "i wish i'd had some tiedowns for the woodpile," he said.

this morning we really wish he'd had some tiedowns for the woodpile. (click the picture if you dare.)

Posted by dreaming on October 16, 2003 07:16 AM |

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oh. oh oh oh.

Posted by: terry | October 16, 2003 07:54 AM

now THAT'S sad

Posted by: auntb | October 16, 2003 10:32 AM

OMG, how AWful. Hubris, huh? bastards. And I will say that I did NOT laugh yesterday or today. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt (stained with wood gunk).

Posted by: Reader | October 16, 2003 10:56 AM

I laughed, I cried, I shared the hubris!

Posted by: Deirdre | October 16, 2003 11:32 AM

Been there, shared the hubris. For what it's worth, I don't think my dad (mr. heat-solely-by-woodstove in NH) makes his piles quite as high as yours seemed to be (more long and low).

Posted by: Cori | October 16, 2003 11:44 AM

cori, thanks — i think paul actually feared they were too tall, but decided to try his luck anyway. alas, alas.

Posted by: julie | October 16, 2003 11:51 AM

ayeeee yi yi yi

Posted by: lisa | October 17, 2003 07:42 AM