The War on Nature

This is more of a personal archive to make sure I can accurately keep the dates that nature has fucked with me, and the revenge I have gotten for such transgressions.

! = Victory for Humanity
X = Loss against Nature

1999	X	Nature opens first strike. Lighting hits phone line destroying 56k modem. Loss of internet for 3 days. War begins.
	X
	!	Massive burning of plastic and random chemicals in previously "clean" air.
		-Ceasefire-
2004	X	Nature resumes war (unprovoked). Sends hurricane during my only vacation time all year.
	!	Instant retaliation by dumping large amounts of garbage in nearby nature preserve.
	X	Hail batters and bruises my Oldsmobile.
		New policy of constant littering put into effect.
	X	While hiking up Mt Marcy, nature dumps 8" of water on the trail, bringing the war into the Adirondacks.
	X	Massive rain storm shorts out Oldsmobile electrical system
		-Ceasefire called due to financial reasons-
2005	X	Oldsmobile destroyed by snow and ice in Syracuse. War resumes at full power.
		Recycling no longer considered an option.
	X/!	Attempting to climb Mt Colden, Nature drops an amazing 4" an hour on the Adirondacks. Trip aborted. During drive home, I-87 is wiped out, yet my party and I were already across.
	X/!
	!	Massive dumping of old computer equipment into Mohawk River.
	!	Brandonfest2k5 kicks off. Nature attempts early strike with rain, but was unprepared for our tenacity.
	!	Celebratory dumping of chemicals/explosives/alcohol into the lawn for 3 days
		-First war on nature ends in victory for humanity-
2007	X	Thunderstorms take out power repeatedly for over 24hrs
	!	Oil change in front lawn, no pan. All oil seeped into ground.
	!	After running out of firewood at a friends house, I switch over to pressure treated wood and gasoline
	X	During thunderstorm, nature throws a metal lumber cart at my car, cracks back door
	!	Camping with BTC members. Throwing explosives into nature preserve lake. Major victory!
	X	Attempted climb of Adirondacks, nature blitz's with massive rainstorm. Trip canceled.
	!	Attrition: "Opportunity" to get Green Electricity provided to home discarded in favor of coal/oil power plants.
2008	!	Nature drops 28" of snow in a surprise attack against me in Utica. Takes 2hrs to dig out. School closed for 2 days.
	X	Black Fly season lasts weeks longer then normal. I become ambushed in the Adirondacks.
	X	Nature attacks with allergy induced bio-weapon. 24-hr of downtime.
	!	Nature attacks with thunderstorms. Removes allergy threat and shuts down power at work.
	X	Nature lures us into false sense of security while camping, then attacks with massive rain and thunder
	!	While driving back from camping, I hit a bird with my car, blew it to smithereens
	X	After promising nice weather for days, Nature changes it's tune and drops 7" of water on my hiking plans
	!	Bonfire held in forest at school, lots of burned paint, plastic, and leaving screws all over the woods.

2009	X	After a quiet summer in the west, Nature attacks twice, once with hail in Rotterdam, then with inches of rain during the BTC's annual camping trip in the ADKs
	!	Oil change in driveway "accidently" spilled 1qt of old oil all over the driveway. Accidently got washed into lawn.