Power out in 1/3 of Oklahoma

We don't have much in the way of natural disasters here in little ol' New Zealand. Nothing much ever goes wrong* -- on a grand scale, that is. Which was why it was a sudden blow to the senses, as it were to receive this email, this morning, after I sent in my latest review to the website I write for:

to:stephen
from:brad
thank god you emailed me. i didn't know your email address and have a favor to ask. tulsa got nailed w/ the worst ice storm in oklahoma history (!!!) sunday night, and we are stranded at my parents house b/c we have no electricity (hence no update yesterday since my computer is in cold storage aka my apt. fuckers). anyway, i also don't have ftp access on my parents shitty computer, so can you change the 'word from the editor' on the FD mainpage to say that we will hopefully be back next week with an update, but can't promise anything due to the power outages (1/3 of oklahoma was without power as of yesterday) and that i'll update the situation as it changes. anyway, just something to that effect and i'll love you forever (and harry too. oh wait, i already love harry forever). thx my dear

Sure enough: Half A Million Still Without Power

A winter storm moved across Oklahoma on Sunday, leaving a thin layer of ice on the ground and creating power outages for thousands as a prelude to even worse conditions expected to develop overnight.

* knocks loudly on wood.