It's almost November and we're having a hurricane?
Gutters have been cleaned and the downspouts unclogged.
Splash/erosion things for the downspouts purchased and put in place with the hope that this time the water will flow away from the house and not get trapped in the garden. (I should know what these things are called since I just bought them, but it's been a long morning,)
The storm door has replaced the screen door on the front entrance.
The bird feeders, small planters and various furniture on the deck have all been stashed in the screened in porch or the garage.
The cat now has food.
I have food. (I've had water stashed in a closet since the beginning of summer...the usual yearly hurricane season purchase.)
The freezer has ice and large tubs of frozen soup and stew to keep it cold in case of a power outage.
The car has gas and I've run out of energy.
They are predicting 8-13 inches of rain before this is all over. If it occurs over three days, my backyard may not flood too badly, but my sump pump is sure going to get a workout. (Note to self, call the plumbers and have them install better sump pump with battery backup.) This is the second time in just over a month that we will get this sort of rain. In flat land, it doesn't go any where. It just sits there and floods everything. With the wind and the fact that this summer's drought has weaken a lot of trees, I'm betting that lots of limbs and trees are going to come down in the wind. Fortunately (?), the circuit my street is on was having major issues this summer and the power company spent several weeks fixing it and trimming trees. My hope is that will prevent the line from going down.
I can always hope.
Splash/erosion things for the downspouts purchased and put in place with the hope that this time the water will flow away from the house and not get trapped in the garden. (I should know what these things are called since I just bought them, but it's been a long morning,)
The storm door has replaced the screen door on the front entrance.
The bird feeders, small planters and various furniture on the deck have all been stashed in the screened in porch or the garage.
The cat now has food.
I have food. (I've had water stashed in a closet since the beginning of summer...the usual yearly hurricane season purchase.)
The freezer has ice and large tubs of frozen soup and stew to keep it cold in case of a power outage.
The car has gas and I've run out of energy.
They are predicting 8-13 inches of rain before this is all over. If it occurs over three days, my backyard may not flood too badly, but my sump pump is sure going to get a workout. (Note to self, call the plumbers and have them install better sump pump with battery backup.) This is the second time in just over a month that we will get this sort of rain. In flat land, it doesn't go any where. It just sits there and floods everything. With the wind and the fact that this summer's drought has weaken a lot of trees, I'm betting that lots of limbs and trees are going to come down in the wind. Fortunately (?), the circuit my street is on was having major issues this summer and the power company spent several weeks fixing it and trimming trees. My hope is that will prevent the line from going down.
I can always hope.