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Sat Aug-27-05 03:38 PM
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Maybe I should boil some water? |
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Isn't that what somebody is supposed to do in an emergency? Or is that prep for childbirth?
Oh, well...Miz t. is keeping busy filling oil lamps. Running a bathtub full of water. Putting plastic bottles of water in the freezer. Bizzy, bizzy, bizzy.
She gets a little "tense" about hurricanes. She's seen more of them than I have.
I'm sitting here drinking a cup of coffee (happy hour starts in exactly 56 minutes) and posting. Bizzy.
I figure she's doing enough worrying for both of us, so I can just take it easy. ;-)
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Sat Aug-27-05 03:39 PM
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1. please take care of yourselves! |
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Sat Aug-27-05 03:39 PM
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Are you all boarded up? Stay safe. And it's Saturday... Happy Hour starts at noon! :D
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:15 PM
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11. Screw it. HH just started. Skoal! |
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Sat Aug-27-05 03:40 PM
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3. just fill the tub....so you can flush later if you have to...... |
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Sat Aug-27-05 03:51 PM
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6. A very good suggestion. |
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Do fill your tub with water. You never know what you'll need it for (like flushing).
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:17 PM
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12. We have a whole bay full of water right out the back door. |
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But having a tubfull is a lot handier than hauling 5 gallon buckets.
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Sat Aug-27-05 03:46 PM
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4. Now she's doing the washing. |
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Sometimes when we get a LOT of rain the septic system gets...um...inefficient.
"Is this dirty?" "Naw, not really." "Well, let me go ahead and wash it anyway."
Did I mention that I'm posting in the nude now? jeez
She says I'll have my shorts back by happy hour.
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Sat Aug-27-05 03:50 PM
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5. It sounds like she's a smart Lady! |
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:17 PM
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13. Almost as smart as me. |
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Sat Aug-27-05 03:54 PM
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8. What are you expecting, trof, and when? |
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Any chance you'll have to evac?
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:18 PM
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14. Just a lot of rain, I think. We're staying. N.O. looks bad. |
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:01 PM
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9. I think you guys should pack the van |
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and go take a two day vacation to Memphis or Nashville
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:30 PM
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17. We do have an invitation from friends in north Alabama. |
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But I think we'll sit this one out. The Big "K" is still westbound.
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:05 PM
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10. Boil water, yes, and also clean out your toilet's tank. |
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If you happen to have a second bathroom with a toilet you won't need to use, that is. Use a little dish soap and scrub the tank of your toilet out, then flush two or three times to remove the soap residue. The water in there will be clean enough to use as a last resort. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the water in the bowl.
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:19 PM
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15. She found a big ol' box of Fire Chief wooden kitchen matches. |
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It looks like it might have come from an antique store. Haven't seen those in years.
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:21 PM
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16. Got to do the laundry - have to have clothes to wear until |
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power comes back on --
Take care trof - I think you guys will be okay, I sure hope so. :pals:
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:52 PM
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19. It's a good thing I got my sooper-dooper hand-crank dynamo combo |
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flashlight-emergency red strobe-emergency wailer-FM radio. I'm all ready for Katrina.
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Sat Aug-27-05 04:57 PM
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20. Looks like you will be okay - but Maddy is in it's path |
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