greetings from New Jersey!
I left later than I'd hoped, which is partially because I accidentally cursed myself to sleep poorly (I always sleep poorly the night before I travel somewhere), and partially because I wanted to get some stuff done in Ithaca before hitting the road.
But! I loaded Mom's two boxes of nice china dishes into my lovely car (along with a basket of laundry, some pjs and clothes for tomorrow, my laptop, my cosmetics/medications bag, and my little travel cooler) and drove southeast to NJ. The sky got VERY CLOUDY as I went, but I only encountered sporadic episodes of drizzle rather than proper rain, so that was okay.
As for my parents' house, things look basically okay! Their garage smelled musty-damp (and is on a low-lying part of the property), so I'm pretty sure there was some seepage, but it is dry now and nothing seems damaged. I don't think any water got into their basement at all, barring a possible damp splotch right at the base of the cellar door which has since dried. The power is fine, the pilot light in the water heater is fine, the dehumidifier is working, and really the only potential issue is that the spiders are getting adventurous with their web locations. *wry*
I attempted to recharge my phone from my car during the drive, but unfortunately that didn't work at all. I am unsure why. It's possible my spare charge cord is defective? Anyway, I am now trying to charge my phone from my laptop, since I left the converter at home along with my main charge cord.
The plan for tomorrow is to drive to Hillsborough to have breakfast with Susan and see her new house, after which I will return briefly to Madison to collect my laundry and a small table for church recycle sale purposes, then head back northwest to Ithaca.
And then Tuesday is for errands and chores. *sigh*
ETA: Okay, it's definitely a defective charge cord thing, since my phone has gone from 41% charge to 36% charge over the past ten minutes while I was writing this post, and that is fucked up.
Right. Where can I buy a functional charge cable for a Samsung Android phone around here on a Sunday night or a Federal holiday morning...? If you want to comment on this post, you can do so over here on Dreamwidth, where there are currently (
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But! I loaded Mom's two boxes of nice china dishes into my lovely car (along with a basket of laundry, some pjs and clothes for tomorrow, my laptop, my cosmetics/medications bag, and my little travel cooler) and drove southeast to NJ. The sky got VERY CLOUDY as I went, but I only encountered sporadic episodes of drizzle rather than proper rain, so that was okay.
As for my parents' house, things look basically okay! Their garage smelled musty-damp (and is on a low-lying part of the property), so I'm pretty sure there was some seepage, but it is dry now and nothing seems damaged. I don't think any water got into their basement at all, barring a possible damp splotch right at the base of the cellar door which has since dried. The power is fine, the pilot light in the water heater is fine, the dehumidifier is working, and really the only potential issue is that the spiders are getting adventurous with their web locations. *wry*
I attempted to recharge my phone from my car during the drive, but unfortunately that didn't work at all. I am unsure why. It's possible my spare charge cord is defective? Anyway, I am now trying to charge my phone from my laptop, since I left the converter at home along with my main charge cord.
The plan for tomorrow is to drive to Hillsborough to have breakfast with Susan and see her new house, after which I will return briefly to Madison to collect my laundry and a small table for church recycle sale purposes, then head back northwest to Ithaca.
And then Tuesday is for errands and chores. *sigh*
ETA: Okay, it's definitely a defective charge cord thing, since my phone has gone from 41% charge to 36% charge over the past ten minutes while I was writing this post, and that is fucked up.
Right. Where can I buy a functional charge cable for a Samsung Android phone around here on a Sunday night or a Federal holiday morning...? If you want to comment on this post, you can do so over here on Dreamwidth, where there are currently (
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