Must we batten down?

It\’s hard to say at the moment. Fred has gone ashore; but we still have to watch Grace. As of yesterday evening she had been downgraded to a depression, but is expected to re-strengthen.

She\’s heading for the Gulf; and who knows what will happen then. The current five-day cone shows the most likely path heading for the East coast of Mexico. All we can do is cross our fingers; and prepare to batten down if storm conditions threaten. As if the Delta-variant surge weren\’t enough, we have to worry about storms!

I know that hurricanes are possible every Summer; and that\’s why I got a crank-powered flashlight. As long as my hands work, that flashlight should work; and I don\’t have to worry that I\’ll run out of batteries for it. I think I might have a hand-cranked weather radio around here, too; and I must hunt for it. Now is the time; not when a hurricane is on the doorstep!

After the pandemic began, I used my frequent trips to the salvage store as a chance to stock up; because who knew when stringent stay-at-home orders might strike. I still have the feeling that it might happen! Of course this stocking up served a double purpose: it had me prepared in case a hurricane struck.

What will I do if we get tropical storm conditions? I\’m not worried about food; and I have several jugs of drinking water. But how about exercise?

Same old story: I\’ll have to \”ride\” in the trainer. But if one of those storm systems does head our way, I hope I get enough of a weather window to ride outdoors before it makes landfall.