Post-shower update
9/23/2005 01:11:00 PM
OK. We're doing some last-minute chores (Dana seems to think our clothes need ironing), doing what few dirty dishes we have (while we can), and waiting for the shower curtain to dry before pulling it out of the tub and filling the tub with water. Better to be overprepared, right?So we have 12 water bottles in the freezer now (think: bike water bottles), five liters of Gatorade, four bottles of spring water, two gallons of distilled water, a Brita full of tap water, OJ, 1/2 gallon of milk, and Diet Green Tea in the fridge. Oh, and a pitcher with some lemonade. And a case of Diet Coke, and probably about 8 Miller Lites. Oh, and two bottles of white wine.
Also currently in the freezer are a big ziploc bag full of ice, three big chunks of ice that used to be half of a 4lb bag, and our two ice trays. We also froze a bowl of water (the news said this would be a good idea for keeping things cool.
If we still have power when we're ready to eat dinner, we'll be making some chicken fajitas, despite the fact that we don't have tortillas. Whatever. We can still eat it. Maybe I'll make rice to go along with it.
My number one complaint: our stove and oven are both electric. If they were gas we would probably be cool for cooking. Oh well.
SO, we have PLENTY of liquid (I didn't even bother getting into our liquor cabinet - I was only reciting our COLD beverages). We're going to fill the bathtub with water and our two buckets for flushing water. Hopefully Dana doesn't get confused and poop in the tub. Who knows how long we'd have to live with that! :)
Also, I want to point out to those of you who want to see pictures of our borded-up house. Our house is not borded up. I'd say that MAYBE 5% of houses around here have their windows boarded up, MAYBE 10% have tape on the windows. The rest are like us - couldn't get plywood or didn't bother trying, and know that taping is a waste of time and tape. We have plastic set to go - in case a window blows out we have a couple solutions ready to go (including the electric screwdriver - cordless - and drywall screws aplenty). If need be, we can use my big work whiteboard or family heirlooms to plug up any holes. :)Actually, in addition to the whiteboard we can use a door off the hinges, we have that 6-mil plastic sheeting, we've got cardboard aplenty that we had been saving since the move (the termites discovered some of it in our shed, but I was able to salvage plenty of boxes still). As D irons I will make sure that everything is still plugged in and charging, and begin taking down pictures/mirrors etc. from exterior walls, moving electronics away from the windows, and keeping tabs on what's going on outside. We're not too worried about debris coming crashing through the windows. We hear all the reports y'all are hearing, but our house is very well protected.
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2 Comments:
Ahh.. makes sense. Didn't know what the panels you guys bought were for! Quite an adventure the two of you have brewing there! Looks like the storm has been downgraded - but I'm sure its still pretty damned scary!
posted at 2:03 PM
Dana & Mark,
Sure hope you guys are going to be okay. Just think, Rita waited to arrive in Texas until she knew you two would be there. What a wedding gift! I'm meeting Carol & Denise for coffee tomrorrow afternoon. Take care,
Eva Marie Kelly
High and Dry in Fargo!
posted at 4:14 PM
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