dgk wrote:
Not the way we were planning it, which was Mom keeping Marlo
indefinitely. But we have a big hurricane bearing down on us and,
while we don't think it will hit us directly, it's going to be bad.
Mom doesn't want to stay at her house alone, and I want to be in mine
since I have three cats to keep an eye on, so it looks like Mom and
Marlo will be moving in to my house for at least the day of the storm.
And if we lose power for a few days, which is very likely, Mom and
Marlo will probably stay for a while. I'm thinking that we'll keep
Marlo (and Mom) in the spare bedroom, but I'll probably let Mom come
out. Marlo may just stay in that room since I'm not sure that I want
her mixing with the other cats, particularly Baby.
Naturally we have a bunch of food and water, and lots of batteries and
lanterns and stuff. I'm charging all the MP3 players and Kindles, and
I have a solar charger that will charge phones. I also have a jump
starter for the car that will charge cell phones so I can't think of
much else we can do. The laptop is charging but without internet it
won't be of too much use.
Well, that's the story. I'll try to check in tomorrow since the
hurricane shouldn't hit before Thursday, but if you don't hear from me
for a few days, you know why.
Ah, hurricane season. I forget how long ago you moved there, is this
your first autumn in FL? It sounds like you're very well prepared. And
I don't know how you connect to the Internet, but if you go through
a land line, you could still have access - electricity might go out, but
maybe not phones. On the other hand, if you have wireless inside your
house (like most people do), you'd need electricity for that.
I think it's very nice of you to let your mom come out of the spare
room from time to time.
Cat harmony purrs, and by "harmony" I don't mean singing the song of
their people.
Keep safe!
--
Joyce
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see
themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily
embarassed millionaires.
--John Steinbeck