~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[StillThePrettiest 4]

if I'm thinking of the right store, Patagonia is great! they have it in Australia

in other news, we're sitting at home waiting for Ike to come and eat us

Dave was given half of today and all of tomorrow off work... he came home with a big plastic container of water, like the ones that go on a water machine, and a can of bug spray

I said we were well prepared and didn't need anything else

[Jeraly 4]

Rae - I remember you saying now! That is great that it is something he has experience in as well because it should give him confidence and will be something he enjoys I always enjoyed my retail jobs - what I couldn't stand was the shoddy management and the employees who couldn't be bothered to do their jobs properly... but then I guess you get that everywhere

in other news, we're sitting at home waiting for Ike to come and eat us

Dave was given half of today and all of tomorrow off work... he came home with a big plastic container of water, like the ones that go on a water machine, and a can of bug spray

I said we were well prepared and didn't need anything else

Sounds good to me!

*wracks brains to think of other things you may need*

Nope - I think you have it all OH! How about a windbreaker?!

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

I don't want her to enjoy her time away if I can't be away too

the Czech Republic is one of my favourite countries in the world... Dave and I were there almost exactly a year ago, and we had our official engagement there... he put the ring on my finger on the Charles Bridge

hehe well that doesn´t sound annoying

[*julez* 124]

if I'm thinking of the right store, Patagonia is great! they have it in Australia

in other news, we're sitting at home waiting for Ike to come and eat us

Dave was given half of today and all of tomorrow off work... he came home with a big plastic container of water, like the ones that go on a water machine, and a can of bug spray

I said we were well prepared and didn't need anything else

Thank God you're prepared for anything that might happen should the hurricane make its way to your home!

Seriously though, I do hope you wil come our of this as unscathed as possible. As long as you do have power, please keep us posted on how you both are doing, and Pippin too!

[StillThePrettiest 4]

will do

it's eerie right now... everything is SO NORMAL; it's sunny and still, just like any morning... yet we know this thing is going to come roaring at us in a matter of hours

quite... off-putting

and of course it's right after all my stuff was delivered! at least in boxes it will be easy to carry upstairs, should it come to that

[English Muffin 59]

will do

it's eerie right now... everything is SO NORMAL; it's sunny and still, just like any morning... yet we know this thing is going to come roaring at us in a matter of hours

quite... off-putting

and of course it's right after all my stuff was delivered! at least in boxes it will be easy to carry upstairs, should it come to that

Wow, it must feel freaky. Don't you need to be evacuated or anything? I was watching the Weather Channel last night and it showed thousands of cars leaving Houston. I did wonder if you were in one of them.

Whether you are evacuated or not I shall be thinking good thoughts for you all day and into tomorrow.

[StillThePrettiest 4]

thank you for the good thoughts

no, no evacuations for us... the people under mandatory evacuation are all coast-dwellers; we're at least 60 miles from the ocean, so in fact have been instructed to stay put, to leave the roads clearer for people who do have to get out

I'd be trying to stay anyway - obviously not if there was a mandatory evacuation for our area, but if it was just recommended - we have a lot in the pantry, the house is pretty solid, and we'll be bringing in all the outdoor stuff... we may well lose power for a while, but we're unlikely to get hit by bad winds, or even water; the current prediction is that the worst damage will occur to the east of the hurricane's eye, and we'll be to the west, almost definitely

had to field a very worried phone call from my mother this morning... I was all 'pish! we'll hardly even notice' to make her a bit calmer

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

Congrats to rae and scott! =] Let's hope it works out for the best. Even if he does just start off part time, that wouldnt be a horrible thing, so its a win win i guess.

StP - good luck to you. Having spent my undergrad years in Florida, I can say, with assurance, that you will get used to this sort of thing. I didn't live in a coastal city either (about 45 miles from the gulf), and we never got hit too badly. We used to have hurricane parties though, because they would often cancel class as a result of the heavy downpours! You should do the same, just make sure you have flashlights and/or candles handy!

[Jeraly 4]

Well you're braver than me - I would be freaking right about now - call me dumb but I never even realised Houston was near the coast - of course, I have never actually checked until just now so You have a cellphone and my number if you want to/are able to call and let me know how you are, right? I can post updates if you lose power

So weird - it is so calm here, although last night there were thunderstorms and a bit of rain in the valley. The wind picked up so much dust you couldn't see the mountains, but that is nothing. It is weird to think of storms raging elsewhere

[*julez* 124]

I am still wondering, though, StP, what exactly is the role of bug spray in a hurricane?

[Jeraly 4]

Now I want to go to the hurricane party

[StillThePrettiest 4]

I am still wondering, though, StP, what exactly is the role of bug spray in a hurricane?

I had to have that explained too

apparently when water rises it can cause an influx of bugs into the house... I can't imagine that, even if it happens, it will be the biggest of our worries, but Dave said it was 'just sitting there at work, so I grabbed it'

we have loads of candles - I have approximately 6002 tea lights, as well as sundry others, and I bought three big boxes of cooks' matches a couple of weeks ago, so we're covered there... we have a gas stove too, so even if we lose electricity we might be able to cook

I don't actually want to get used to this

it'll be a cool thing to add to my list of 'things I have done' - 'seen Lenin's body in the Red Square mausoleum'; 'walked on the Charles Bridge at sunrise'; 'lived through a hurricane' - but once is enough

Edited September 12, 2008 by StillThePrettiest

[StillThePrettiest 4]

I'm just wondering if I have time to run out and drop my AOS packet in the mail

[Jeraly 4]

Yeah - news is saying that it's not meant to hit the coast until late afternoon/evening I am sure you'll be fine - if you're quick

[StillThePrettiest 4]

moxie!

it's my long-lost evil twin