Riders of the Storm
Waiting out Tropical Storm Fay all day. No major rains or disaster and destruction as I have witnessed before. My sister phoned Monday to say, “Where are you?” We had just driven back from Ocala to Lakeland. She warned me against being there, but I laughed, saying “the storm is coming to you too!” They say on the news that Fay is crossing across Florida- we are on the very tip and have seen heavier rains in the summer storms, but Fay may bounce off the Atlantic and come back for a second round.
Walmart was full of people buying up water. My husband has a laugh about that. He says that they probably don’t drink water on a daily basis, only stock up for storms. In Corfu people used to stock up on pasta when facing an emergency- must have been a throw back to their Venetian roots! I bought water- but then again I drink it- alot! And while Fay threw us a few spurts of rain and gusty winds, we watched The Spiderwick Chronicles on the television- good movie, but very scary for young kids with goblins and ogres. I remember watching Pirates of the Caribbean Movie during Hurricane Jeanette in 2004. The power kept flickering. We sat through a lot of hurricanes that summer.
I remember Charley, though he never came through our area, but the day after Charley hit, my son broke his leg and in the ambulance ride to Orlando, the driver had to swerve around huge trees in the road. (That was a horrid time). The next hurricane took away the electricity and flooded/blocked our way into town. We ended up in the hotel, as my son in a body cast was suffering in the August heat.
So now we sit and wait through Fay, and tomorrow will bring a brighter day! (So many rhymes with Fay!)