Oh, My, Omar!
We’ll, we’ve been lucky so far this year, but it looks like our luck is running low right now. Omar is on his way. We’re hoping we’re ready enough. As much of our outdoor stuff as we could move has been moved and tied down. The house is ready for all dogs. All dogs stayed in the house overnight except Bubba, who would not leave his pick-up truck. Good ole Bubba! They’ll be back in when it starts getting really windy later on today.
The real winds should come at category 1 or 2 strength during the overnight hours. We are stocked up on rum, so we should be able to sleep through part of it. Hopefully, the roof will stay on….and the expensive solar panels, too.
Unfortunately we have not installed a shutter on the new bedroom slider, so maybe we’ll be lucky enough to be able to procure a piece of plywood. If not, we might have to hold a mattress against the slider. I’ve done that before during Marilyn in 1995. It is not the preferred hurricane position.
The other windows have attached wooden shutters that we can just closed and secure with a 2 X 4.
Michael will be going in to work for a while to finish securing the office. Then he’ll come home and go up on the roof to take down our internet thingie. Then we’ll be totally out of touch except for radio and whatever phone service we can get.
Guess I should get breakfast going. It’ll be another exciting day here in Paradise!
October 15th, 2008 at 7:37 am
We’ll be thinking about all you guys down there. Let the outside world know when you are all clear from harm’s way.
Having been there to your house I can see in my mind your preparations.
Take care.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Sounds like you know the drill. Good luck, we’ll keep our fingers crossed for you. And as Wreggie said, let us know when your in the clear.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Thanks guys! We’ll talk to you soon!
October 15th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Right there with you Terry- we thought we made it through another year. I hate the nighttime thing. I’d rather see it than not.
Good luck and hope you’ve got more than rum for the animals. I’ve got Valium from the vet for one dog who hyperventilates when it’s just plain windy.
Might be one in there for me too!
October 15th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Good for you, Bonnie. Valium can be a godsend. The kids will just be happy to be inside. Last night, we watched a movie, and they were all great. But then again, Bubba was in the truck.
It’s raining harder now, and David has asked us to help him take his solar panels down. When Michael gets back from the office, we’ll be there, then we’ll finish up with our stuff.
I’m starting to wonder if I should take the empty wine bottles off the upper cabinets in case of major house rattling….there should be time for that after the outside stuff is done…….
October 15th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Be safe down there, Terry and Michael, I remember how scary it can get with all those strange noises that go bump in the night. It was the winds of Marilyn that sent me up here to Montana, the roof went for the second time in 5 years and that was enough for me. This one sounds as if the center is pretty tight, so maybe you will miss the really rough stuff. I talked with a friend who lives on the South West shore and they are pretty close to the water, not a good thing. Like you, they have made sure all the pets are secure inside. Cats, they can run off in a second, and then you worry all night about them as I did in Marilyn after our roof went and Willie Nelson jumped over the bedroom wall and outside… Since you have done this before, I know you have all the supplies in place. I pray the island misses a direct hit. My heart is on St. Croix right now.
October 15th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I am coming down to St. Croix to work next week. So I am praying for you all that it will be no big deal.
See you all soon
October 16th, 2008 at 9:30 am
how many Terry and Michael’s can their be – must be my fav massage therapists. trying to read something from a local about the real scoop. Hope our beautiful island survived this one well. And hope your new slider made it thru unscathed. Give our favorite greek a hug for me too. luv, sonia
October 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Just talked to Michael this morning and all is well. They are cleaning up and waiting for the Internet to fire back to communicate once again.
I’m glad they are okay.
October 20th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Thanks for reading and sending your thoughts, all.
Yeah, Trudi, Marilyn was a bitch. I have been so very lucky to have never lost property or animals. The dogs were all in, but two were in a room by themselves and wanted to be with us, so they whined a lot. We put the cats in carriers in the laundry room right next to the kitchen and they were fine except that one of them broke the latch on his carrier and got loose in the room. I just prefer them being in small places so they can’t jump on things and knock them down and get hurt. They’re all okay, though.
Hi Sonia! Slider made it! Phew! Peter spent the storm at the restaurant with a bunch of his staff. The generator has been working overtime. We’ll give him a hug for you. The hills are browner now since the winds took much of our nice green foliage. But it’ll come back before we know it. Hope your house did okay. Hope to see you soon!