Have I turned into my parents?
- Editorial Note: Rebecca commented that she thought I had written about a similar topic before. Although I searched, I couldn’t find anything. I am really tired from the long Hash run yesterday so if this is a quasi-duplicate, please forgive me. It just seemed timely. 🙂
Coming from Ontario, Canada, we are pretty much removed from the whole natural-disaster thing. Hurricanes? Nope. Earthquakes? None to speak of. Tornadoes? Seldom. Blizzards? Come on, we’re from Canada! The only significant weather phenomena in my life span is the Great Ice Storm, which comparatively speaking, was really more of an inconvenience than a disaster.
In spite of this lack of weather excitement, my parents used to turn on the radio or TV to get the forecast multiple times each day. Why? I don’t know. They weren’t farmers or working outside so it really didn’t affect them in a huge way. Unlike us, and all the other people spending time in or near the hurricane box. Down here, checking the weather, often done online these days, has all the excitement of pulling the handle on a roulette wheel. The National Hurricane Center updates their page at 2:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM and the difference from update to update can be significant. Just yesterday there was a potential storm that had forecast tracks leading right to Grenada. Today, it’s gone. Nada in our area, which of course is great news, especially for our guest who is due to arrive in a few days. But in spite of the clear forecast at this moment, we’ll continue to do as my parents did and check the forecast at least a couple more times today, just to keep current.
On the subject of hurricanes, I thought our friend Bob on Boat Bits made a good post the other day. He commented that many people spend a lot of time talking about hurricane preparations but little about what takes place during the aftermath of a significant storm. It’s worth a read.
I also felt like I was turning into my parents when I posted about the weather today. We’re watching for the hurricanes just as much as you guys, but we’re hoping for them… it’s the only relief we can see happening to break this drought streak in Texas. We also keep a weather eye on the horizon (of the tropics) because our daughter lives in the Keys. Maybe if something does develop it will wait until it’s past you guys and aiming smack-dab toward the Texas coast.
What a lovely town! I think many of us around the lakes keep track of the weather, just because it can change so fast, and has such an effect on your plans! Of course, we did farm, and also ran ferries and a lot of my relatives worked on the boats. So it’s a habit. Maybe moreso for those of us who didn’t live in ciies or towns!
Mike. I feel about hurricanes like you do about blizzards. Living on the Gulf Coast of Florida we just board up and put the beer on ice. I’m coming regardless!!!!
Perfect!