Weather Reports
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Well, the first three named storms have finally happened in the Atlantic. Ana fizzled out, Claudette made landfall as a big rainmaker, and now, Bob is out there strengthening and heading towards the East Coast, and looks like it will be giving most of the East coast of the United States a real bashing as far as waves, even before it makes landfall.
‘Pup and I are watching this year, with even more interest than usual. We don’t want another Ike to come and leave us with no power for days. Alas, we can’t afford a portable generator, unless we can find a real good sale –and that’s not likely right now. Oh, the generators are out there, but they’re not cheap.
One thing the storms have us doing is checking our hurricane kits. And after last years several days with no power, a portable TV, one that works with the digital signals, (our old one is analogue) is called for . I think I found one for a very good price, but not quite so good that I can afford it right now. The one I found online is a good price, but not quite good enough to get…probably. You never know…it could happen.
While I was visiting with my mom this weekend, I mentioned to one of the nurses that we had, included in our hurricane kit, some of the same disposable bathing cloths they use at the hospital for bed bound patients. The nurse looked surprised and wondered why it had never occurred to her to do the same. They’re readily available over the counter, not that expensive and very effective. Not as good as a shower, but it makes you smell better.
I’m hoping that we get some of the random showers that will be popping up here and there this week. That is the usual weather pattern for this year, and I’m glad to see “usual” back. I might not be getting any rain, but at least someone is, and it makes for a general lowering of the temperature just to have the big clouds building around us. The temperatures this morning were quite nice outside, drier, less humid, and less…mean. Even during the rest of the day, the weather seemed to be in a more mellow mood. Let us hope it stays that way.
So, ‘Pup and I are ready, made some adjustments to the hurricane kit, but all in all, not in a bad position to be.
