When you live in the Midwest and tell people that you are moving to Florida the immediate response is "Watch out for the hurricanes!" to which I would laugh and say "I know, right?!?" So, how ironic is it that news of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Fay sprang up not 7 days after my arrival!?! Corinne was quite the Hurricane Hostess and gave me frequent updates on our status in regards to the storm so that I would halt my fear of Furious Fay. Well, Fay reared her much overrated ugly face last night around 1am and said hello with loud thunder, mesmerizing lightning, sheets of rain, and lots of howling wind. I took it like a pro but Tatie was a little scared-i-cat and slept very close to me. (It's always nice when SOMETHING is more scared than you are!)
Things I have learned from Fay...my first...in our signature list format:
1. Just because the news and some old neighbors are acting crazy doesn't mean you have to.
2. Fill up the bathtub with water...no not to bathe but to flush the toilet.
3. Do not buy distilled or purified water...you want the spring water!
4. Pull everything inside or close to the house.
5. Buy lots of batteries.
6. Find an alternative to cold Spaghetti-O's...because not even in a Category 5 (this is the worst kind I am told) could I force that down!
So, thanks Fay for breaking me in as a Florida Resident and giving Corinne a day off of work!!
Back in So. Cal.
13 years ago
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