Monday Afternoon:
Going
downtown to Ft. Lauderdale to call for my friend post-op, I could drive only in
the middle lane as the inner and outer lanes were flooded. In spots, the visibility was nada. I arrived at the doctor’s office shaking.
The trip home took half the time, no problems, roads clear. Looked like it was clearing up. Dropped my girlfriend off at her home and took my dogs out in my soggy side yard. Then, before we could get inside, the skies opened up once again and we got caught.
The trip home took half the time, no problems, roads clear. Looked like it was clearing up. Dropped my girlfriend off at her home and took my dogs out in my soggy side yard. Then, before we could get inside, the skies opened up once again and we got caught.
Call
just came from Management: We are
experiencing flooding and DO NOT WALK THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. There may be glass, bacteria and SNAKES.
Immediately finished the much needed chocolate before hubby comes home. Fortunately, this was a tropical disturbance. I was able to laugh my way through it. However, a real hurricane is devastating. I’ve experienced a few of those – waiting on line and searching for water, gas and food, no electricity for days, terrible heat, fallen trees, getting a new roof and even then we were lucky here – very lucky.
Immediately finished the much needed chocolate before hubby comes home. Fortunately, this was a tropical disturbance. I was able to laugh my way through it. However, a real hurricane is devastating. I’ve experienced a few of those – waiting on line and searching for water, gas and food, no electricity for days, terrible heat, fallen trees, getting a new roof and even then we were lucky here – very lucky.
Thursday Afternoon:
Been
very busy trying to get house back in order--downed tree cut and already taken
away (again with son’s help), plants and yard things out of house, creepy
crawlies still living here. Management
has cleaned up our property outside but there’s still a lot to be done. There are repairmen all over the place. One hears the sounds of
mowing, sees roofs awaiting to be replaced, and yet we were so fortunate. Monday, we
received a foot of rain, fast and furious.
I
feel very guilty about my light-hearted approach to the storm when I see the
damage it has done to the Gulf Coast and all those poor people. Truly, when it gets really serious, so do I.
Thanks for caring, everyone out there.
Here
comes the sun!
Love,
Michele
Hurricanes, blackouts, earthquakes, tornadoes, and derechos (lines of heavy winds and fierce thunderstorms that swept through the Mid-Atlantic states recently),we seem to be experiencing a period of unusually intense weather. Do you have a disaster plan in place for "just in case?" Besides the standard flashlights and bottled water, what items do you think are essential to keep at the ready? How does your disaster plan help protect you and your family? And don't forget the pets.
~ Toby Devens
Love,
Michele
Hurricanes, blackouts, earthquakes, tornadoes, and derechos (lines of heavy winds and fierce thunderstorms that swept through the Mid-Atlantic states recently),we seem to be experiencing a period of unusually intense weather. Do you have a disaster plan in place for "just in case?" Besides the standard flashlights and bottled water, what items do you think are essential to keep at the ready? How does your disaster plan help protect you and your family? And don't forget the pets.
~ Toby Devens
