Sep 16 2004
How’s the weather?
I have been through two hurricanes in my lifetime- Bob and Opal. And now I will get to add a notch to that count for Ivan. Of course, we aren’t that worried at this point. Sure, we will get some high winds and heavy rain, but I don’t suspect that we will get serious damage like the folks on the Alabama/ Florida shores.
I asked D last night if we needed to get any kind of supplies and he didn’t think that was totally necessary. (Of course I don’t think that he realizes he is down to only 6 Cokes in the fridge. What will we do if we run out of Coke? When will the madness end?)
Anyway, as I work here in my cubicle, I am listening to Claire Holley’s Sanctuary and the song that I keep hearing is “Higher Ground.” Given the state of the weather, I think it is appropriate.
Go Ivan, go! Be gone already. We have to get ready for Jeanne.
I dont think we get a notch for this one, as we’re sitting 400 miles or so from shore, and it’ll just be a gimungous thunderstorm by the time it reaches us.
but I’m glad St. Elmo is on higher ground than much of this town.
Well, in the end, Ivan will probably be more of a reality for you than it is for me. Evacuation and all. Something about evacuating for a hurricane and then blue skies all week…it’s a little disarming. Oh, yes, I’m thankful, to be sure, but I feel like I’ve forgotten something…like the feeling you get when half-way through the day you realize you’ve forgotten deodorant (so I hear, I mean, I’ve NEVER forgotten deodorant).