So there's a hurricane out in the Gulf. At this point, landfall is predicted for Tuesday/Wednesday and it can go anywhere...it can die out, it can be a Category 5, it can hit Houston or Mexico or anywhere in between.
And people have done gone and lost their minds. I went to the grocery store today and the water is gone. The milk is gone. The mayonaise is gone. People! If the hurricane hits and you have no power--what in the sam hill will you do with 85 gallons of milk?!? I overheard a couple debating the merits of Chef Boyardee products. If you are stuck on your roof for 3 days surrounded by water, will it matter if it's Beef-a-roni versus Ravioli? And what's with the mayonaise being a hot hurricane prepardness commodity?
I went in to do my usual grocery shopping. Calm, cool, collected with coupons in hand. Naturally, I panicked and bought $200 worth of pudding snack packs and Crunch 'n' Munch. With water being in short supply, I bought Squirt and Coke. I mean, really, if I'm stuck in a hurricane, I'm gonna need some full-octane Coca Cola to get me through. And when Mr. B is chopping up our roof to create a raft a'la Huckleberry Finn, Squirt is much more thirst quenching than boring water.
Last time we had a hurricane (it was Rita), I wanted to stay back. Nevermind that I was 8 months pregnant and we had no batteries for flashlights. I had Oreos. Lots and lots of Oreos and Oreo rip offs (you know, "sandwich cookies"). Who needs anything else for survival?
I lived blissfully through 3 Hurricane seasons, never fretting, never even having a hurricane on my radar (pun intended) and then she had to walk into town. Katrina. After her, hurricanes have become the "it" girl (or guy). More hyped than Britney Spears.
Seriously, mass chaos, pandimonium, all that is going on in the city right now. Sigh. I think this is how the Salem Witch Trials began....
And people have done gone and lost their minds. I went to the grocery store today and the water is gone. The milk is gone. The mayonaise is gone. People! If the hurricane hits and you have no power--what in the sam hill will you do with 85 gallons of milk?!? I overheard a couple debating the merits of Chef Boyardee products. If you are stuck on your roof for 3 days surrounded by water, will it matter if it's Beef-a-roni versus Ravioli? And what's with the mayonaise being a hot hurricane prepardness commodity?
I went in to do my usual grocery shopping. Calm, cool, collected with coupons in hand. Naturally, I panicked and bought $200 worth of pudding snack packs and Crunch 'n' Munch. With water being in short supply, I bought Squirt and Coke. I mean, really, if I'm stuck in a hurricane, I'm gonna need some full-octane Coca Cola to get me through. And when Mr. B is chopping up our roof to create a raft a'la Huckleberry Finn, Squirt is much more thirst quenching than boring water.
Last time we had a hurricane (it was Rita), I wanted to stay back. Nevermind that I was 8 months pregnant and we had no batteries for flashlights. I had Oreos. Lots and lots of Oreos and Oreo rip offs (you know, "sandwich cookies"). Who needs anything else for survival?
I lived blissfully through 3 Hurricane seasons, never fretting, never even having a hurricane on my radar (pun intended) and then she had to walk into town. Katrina. After her, hurricanes have become the "it" girl (or guy). More hyped than Britney Spears.
Seriously, mass chaos, pandimonium, all that is going on in the city right now. Sigh. I think this is how the Salem Witch Trials began....
2 comments:
Can I get an "Amen"? Even us folks in Brazoria County ain't skeered of no stinkin' hurricanes. Funny, we're in a "coastal county" (read as: higher insurance premiums) and we were still able to find everything we needed at Wal*Mart AND check out without waiting. Miraculous!
You know where they don't have hurricanes? Come up here and be a Ya Ya!
Good luck- I hope you and your family stays safe.
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