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<\/p>\nInsanely heavy winds keeping me up half the night? (If you saw the trees outside our house, you’d worry too.) Check!<\/p>\n
Inexplicable standstill extending my morning commute by 25 minutes? Check!<\/p>\n
Irritatingly cold office waiting for me?<\/p>\n
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Check!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Insanely heavy winds keeping me up half the night? (If you saw the trees outside our house, you’d worry too.) Check! Inexplicable standstill extending my morning commute by 25 minutes? Check! Irritatingly cold office waiting for me? 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