Elias K. Mangosteen

As bad as the article was, FWIW, my memory of hurricanes as a kid was a combination of excitement and mind-numbing boredom, even in a cottage where we never had a TV. Reading to candlelight was suboptimal, and there's only so much family togetherness you can stand, especially since power outages tend to force everyone to cluster in one space. Hell, even with power, two days stuck with my fully grown family during a snowstorm was a bit of a trial. A couple of days without power, in close quarters with 9 of my siblings? I'd be praying for death (or gameboy) as well.