I am already tired of hearing about hurricane Rita, which is too bad because it's just the start of it all. I am trying to peacefully process my thoughts one at a time.
Yesterday afternoon I filled up the car (the gas station was packed), had the oil changed and the air in the tires checked, went by the 99 cent store for window wash fluid. Last night the horn stopped working, again. Also the air conditioner in my small cottage stopped blowing. I went for the usual dinner and TV with R and J, came back here at 10 and fed Chester, let him go outside to pee and put him in his crate for the night, then went to J's to sleep on the sofa where, although it was nice and cool, I slept fitfully.
This morning it's hot in here but not too bad yet. Today's high is predicted at 100 degrees and Rita is up to winds of 135 mph (cat 4). Now I waiting for a call from ChillCo to come and fix the air conditioner. I have a Japanese fan LaJuana gave me, Chester is panting already. And foremost in my thoughts is that we have to get packed up and get out of here. That will happen early in the morning tomorrow. I have to decide what to take, the minimum, and have to weigh that decision with the fact that easily I could come back to not having a place to live. My little cottage is a simple wooden structure surrounded by some big trees. It's probably not going to flood on my street, the main concern is the winds. Right now I am okay with the thought that it all might be gone. It's the stuff in the mean time that is dominating my thoughts.
I am going to have to force myself to keep the TV reporting to a minimum today. After Katrina I know how the news affects me and all I want now is to hold on to my serenity. I am a bit overwhelmed.
So, I don't know what's gonna happen. I may not be here for a few days or even longer. Please keep everyone along the hurricane's path in your thoughts and prayers. Love to all of you, Scott
p.s. I am grateful today for my sobriety, without which I would be truly insane...or worse.
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Glad you're getting out to safety Scott, hope your home stays intact. Thinking of you all over there, let us know how you are when you can? xxx
Scott, you, Chester and all who are in the path are in my daily prayers.
Stay safe... and check in if you can...
I love being POWERLESS.
I hear the hurrican is now a cat -5
GALVESTON, Texas - As many as 1 million people were ordered to clear out along the Gulf Coast, and hospital and nursing home patients were evacuated Wednesday as Hurricane Rita turned into a Category-5, 165-mph monster that could slam Texas by the weekend and inflict more misery on New Orleans.
Here, Here.
Sounds as if you have suited up, done everything you can, and now, the results, which are out of your hands, will unfold as they are supposed to. Meanwhile, all good thoughts and prayers are with you, my friend.
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