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September 22, 2005
Holy Hurricanes, Batman!
Yesterday some forecasters were saying that Rita could still be a Cat 1 hurricane by the time it reached the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Jeepers. This is God laughing at me for all the times I've said "Oh, we're far too far north to worry about hurricanes!"
Ha ha.
Of course we're not remotely prepared for that kind of storm. We've been meaning to get our emergency kit together anyway, so I ran around town today buying water, batteries, instant coffee, red wine, cans of tuna, etc. And I was not the only one doing so - not by far. Several stores are out of bottled water now.
Now it looks as though the storm will not give us more than a couple of inches of rain. That's okay - we're prepared! ...for anything short of needing shutters or boarded windows, anyway.
Posted by lynx at September 22, 2005 11:57 PM
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Anyone who puts red wine on their hurricane preparedness list is my kinda gal!
Posted by: Natalie at September 23, 2005 3:23 AM
Well, the good news is that I might be able to mow the yard in the morning before it gets fun...
Posted by: Mark L ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.caerdroia.org/116/nav-commenters.gif)
at September 23, 2005 8:30 AM
Well, reds don't need to be refrigerated ;-)
Posted by: Stephanie at September 23, 2005 11:20 AM
LOL! That's a very good point.
Be safe. And well fed.
Dy
Posted by: Dy at September 24, 2005 8:20 AM
oh good, you covered all the important bases like wine and coffee....
Posted by: elisabeth at September 24, 2005 10:25 PM
Ice cream. You should always buy ice cream. It's a great excuse to pull it out and stress eat the whole darn thing when the power goes out.
Next time -the somalier (sp?) in me coming out here - try a white with that tuna;)
I've always wondered (and forgive the crassness), if there was ever a run on condoms before big ones hit. There always seems to be a run on babies nine months later - and well, I have think that maybe we'd have all figured this one out on our own at this juncture in time.
Hang tight and be safe!
Posted by: concierge at September 26, 2005 10:04 PM