Things suck, but shan't suck forever

I talked to a minion at Florida Power & Light who alleged that we'd have power by 9:45pm. We shall see. Here is the official map of total outage and the transformers restored (in green) and those still out (in red). Note the splendid isolation in which my block finds itself. If you are SO bored that you need an update, or more graphic detail, click here.

Part of the problem is that for some reason, someone got it into his head to plant this little subtropical suburb with from sole to topknot with banyan and ficus trees--native to India and Hawaii, NOT to SoFla--to replace the native but not so tropical-lookinng Southern Oak. These nonnative trees have root systems a mile long but an inch deep, with HUGE canopies. Result? A gust stronger than 45mph sends the trees ass-over-teakettle, not infrequently knocking out power and violently inconveniencing people like me.

In case you were wondering, I'm at the office.