THURSDAY IN THE RAIN
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:27 amGOOD MORNING ALL!
And the rains are coming down---again, or is it still? After an entire week of no rain, warm temperatures, and beautiful skies all last week, this week has been very different. I guess my day today will a trip to my little city nearby to pick up the electrical components I need to get my 30 amp service installed. Also a trip to the drugstore for prescription renewal. The sun is supposed to come out this afternoon, so then maybe I can get take some stuff----bedding and food and ice and drinks----to the leanto so I can spend some time down there. I also need to finish mowing a small portion of the front lawn.
We had tornado warnings yesterday-----we never have warnings up here, and it was scary as I was on the road coming back from my shopping trip to return my too-tall fold-up stool for this computer desk. I had the radio on, and the alarm noise came on---the one that is usually just a test of the emergency broadcast system. But this was NOT just a test! Tornado warnings for right where I was driving, with instructions to take cover. SURE! Take cover in my truck? There was one overpass on the entire road I was traveling on, and, by the time I got there, the skies looked slightly better than they had a while before, yet the time for the warning still had 20 minutes to go. Should I stay under there, or press on toward home? I kept trucking, and didn't get any horrible weather until I got right into my home town. The rain was so heavy I had to get off the road as I couldn't see to drive. The storms were moving fairly fast, so I soon got back on the road and arrived home, where I have a cellar in which I could seek shelter, if needed. Molly was frantic, as thunder was sounding and the rains began falling again, like a waterfall on the roof! Everything eventually passed over but for some scattered very heavy thunderstorms. It was quiet in the night, thank heavens! VT suffered some severe storm damage, including quarter-sized hail and heavy winds, but I haven't heard that any tornadoes actually formed from the twisting wind currents. I was happy to hear from Cedar last night, as I knew she and Kathy were camped right where the warnings had been posted!
Hope all is well wherever you are and whatever you are doing. Coffee is hot, so stop in and tell us what's up!
By the way, I didn't find the fold-up stool/chair in the size I needed....am looking on the internet now.
And the rains are coming down---again, or is it still? After an entire week of no rain, warm temperatures, and beautiful skies all last week, this week has been very different. I guess my day today will a trip to my little city nearby to pick up the electrical components I need to get my 30 amp service installed. Also a trip to the drugstore for prescription renewal. The sun is supposed to come out this afternoon, so then maybe I can get take some stuff----bedding and food and ice and drinks----to the leanto so I can spend some time down there. I also need to finish mowing a small portion of the front lawn.
We had tornado warnings yesterday-----we never have warnings up here, and it was scary as I was on the road coming back from my shopping trip to return my too-tall fold-up stool for this computer desk. I had the radio on, and the alarm noise came on---the one that is usually just a test of the emergency broadcast system. But this was NOT just a test! Tornado warnings for right where I was driving, with instructions to take cover. SURE! Take cover in my truck? There was one overpass on the entire road I was traveling on, and, by the time I got there, the skies looked slightly better than they had a while before, yet the time for the warning still had 20 minutes to go. Should I stay under there, or press on toward home? I kept trucking, and didn't get any horrible weather until I got right into my home town. The rain was so heavy I had to get off the road as I couldn't see to drive. The storms were moving fairly fast, so I soon got back on the road and arrived home, where I have a cellar in which I could seek shelter, if needed. Molly was frantic, as thunder was sounding and the rains began falling again, like a waterfall on the roof! Everything eventually passed over but for some scattered very heavy thunderstorms. It was quiet in the night, thank heavens! VT suffered some severe storm damage, including quarter-sized hail and heavy winds, but I haven't heard that any tornadoes actually formed from the twisting wind currents. I was happy to hear from Cedar last night, as I knew she and Kathy were camped right where the warnings had been posted!
Hope all is well wherever you are and whatever you are doing. Coffee is hot, so stop in and tell us what's up!
By the way, I didn't find the fold-up stool/chair in the size I needed....am looking on the internet now.
I'm beside myself with worry now. I've never not had the money
Anyway, I am a much happier camper and the kitchen will stay a little less cuttered as I had developed the habit of leaving other "stuff" in the area...like that purse, correspondence and bills needing to be paid...back up hard drives....are you getting a picture of the pile slowly growing 
I am hoping with the set up back where it belongs and the purchase of an improved back up system I will develop better computer habits of backing up my files more regularly..... I do have a question for Beth about how she backs up her pictures separately and/or maintaines herphoto files on a separate hard drive.....I am thinking that would free up lots of memory space o here.....