Hurricane Irene hit us, hot and furious. My yard and surrounding roads were covered with leaves tree limbs and debris. It looked like a fall day with all the leaves down. By Sunday early morning the power went down. We knew it would, it always does. So we go into survival mode. Get the candles out, get flashlights out, kerosene lamp, and small stove to cook on. The kerosene lamp was empty so that got put back. Radio - yes with his extra batteries. Buckets of water for the toilet. We can do this.
We both read all the books we had backed up, then the newspaper, cleaned thing up that needed to be, anything to stay busy. By nightfall, I wanted a shower and that isn't going to happen. Neither will the popcorn snack that I have every night. Oh no, I am missing the Sunday night shows that I watch. Yes, it's just like the days of Little House on the Prairie! I don't think I would survive back then. I like my lights and running water too much. Yes, I am spoiled. But in the mean time we must go on. Most meals were easy. Then we started to worry about the food in the frig. We went and bought ice and put some in both frig and freezer. This did help. We didn't lose verything.
Bob and I started to get on each others nerves for a while there. He kept saying the lights won't be on for a week. Well by then I would be in a motel with lights, TV and running water. We got three inches of rain and it was on the top of the pool cover. We used that for the toilet. Then Bob started to talk about a generator. Yes we wouldn't have these problems if we had a generator. Can't wait to see if he does follow through with getting a generator. Yes, we have been through this lots of times. Country living....
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