so today a public health official guy came into my class to give a lecture on disaster awareness and he was talking about house fires and mentioned that the reason people most likely die during a house fire is because they refuse to leave their pet inside or they go back to get their pet. and right when he said this my friend immediately turned his head and looked at me and in that moment I had the most complete and genuine acceptance take over my body. I would 100% in front of my family and Jesus himself walk straight back into some raging inferno that was once my house to go get my fat cat. I nodded back
the best part of this post is reading all the tags from animal people who would also go back to save their pets. like no hesitation. walk backwards from heaven straight back into hell. someone even said they would go back for their fish. amazing
So Delta flight 302 flew in to San Juan, picked up passengers, and threaded one arm of Irma on the way out. The pilot basically said “hold my beer” and took on a hurricane.
I am not entirely convinced that Poe Dameron was not flying this plane, to be honest.
Nebula is laying on me. I guess naptime is not over yet.
I’m thinking just write this day off as a total loss.
Arthur woke me up at dawn to go outside. I ended up having to take him out twice. Once at probably 4 am and the second time when dawn was starting to break. Then only a few hours later he started crying again. He wound up having diarrhea a couple times, which I would love to feel bad about if not for the fact that he is constantly getting into things he knows he’s not suppose to eat. He seems fine now, but the apartment smells awful and all told I only got about 3 hours of sleep.
Once he was taken care of and the cats fed, I got the cats in the bedroom, told Arthur to lay down on the couch, and went to take a nap.
I woke up after 5:30 pm. I’m finally properly awake and it’s 6 pm (18:00).
I’m ready to say screw it on getting anything done today tbh.
That image up there is an artist’s rendition, and it’s gorgeous, but look at what Cassini’s sent us:
That last one includes one of Saturn’s moons, Prometheus. These pics were all taken in May; on September 15, Cassini’s going to dive down toward Saturn one last time, for a crash-landing, and go right through Saturn’s rings so scientists can get a better idea of their density and composition.
– Tightly roll your clothes when you pack them instead of a standard fold. This is what I always refer to as “military packing”, because it’s how my dad learned to pack in the army. It allows you to fit more in your bags.
– Do not forget toiletries, those who have periods make sure you grab your products as well, you do not know how long you’ll be gone or if you’ll have the availability to get more. Unscrew the lids to things like shampoo or anything that might leak and place plastic wrap over the opening (ziplock bags work as well), then screw the lid back on, this will prevent any leaking.
– Grab all prescription medication and EPI Pens, it is also a good idea to pack any NASIDs (ibuprofen and other anti-inflamatory mediciation),and allergy medication like claratin, zyrtec, or benadryl. Grab any emergency medical kits in your house and make sure they have bandages, gauze, sanitizing wipes, and neosporin. If your box is big enough, pack a small sewing kit, a lighter, a ball of steel wool, a 9 volt battery, a swiss army knife, and small food bars like protein bars or granola bars.
– Grab all personal documents, IDs, passports, SS cards, birth certificates, insurance cards, including car insurance, legal documents including marriage licences and tax papers. If available place these in large ziplock bags to keep them safe from getting wet or dirty.
– Grab all family heirlooms, photographs, gold and other valuable jewelry, diplomas, and other irreplaceable items.
– Pack power banks and charging cords
– Most shelters only allow service animals, please find lodging for your pets, make sure collars and name tags are secured and that you’ve entered your information on their chips, pack food for your animals as well. DO NOT ABANDON YOUR ANIMALS
– Withdraw cash from your bank, grab check books, take your wallets and purses and make sure your cards are in them.
– It is getting colder. Pack hats, gloves, scarves, water proof coats, lots of socks and underwear, water resistant boots.
– Pack plenty of water, non perishable and ready to eat foods, manual can opener. Also bring flashlights
– if you have infant children pack baby formula, even if you normally breast feed
Remember to stay safe, do not panic. Do not drive recklessly, many people are trying to find a safe place, bad driving will only cause accidents which will slow down evacuation routes more. Stay safe friends.
Unfortunately, i have to stay and my area is going to get hit HARD. but this is for anyone else. Hopefully we dont get too much damage.
I’m sheltering in place too. If I lived in an apartment and had no pets, I would have asked my manager if I could arrange a visit to the rest of my team in Colorado Springs. Or drive up to spend the weekend with my cousin in Kentucky.
I want to try to pick up more wine though (not much else to do once you’re stuck in the house). I have some stuff to bring in from the back patio, but that will be Saturday morning.
I got cash out, filled up my tank, bought water and am filling gallon zip lock bags and throwing them in the freezer. I don’t have a lot in there and am trying to get it eaten before it gets bad.
An email arrived from one of our deacons at church, the bishop has suspended all services for Saturday afternoon and Sunday because he didn’t want people trying to drive in that crap.
My friends and coworkers who live on the coast have already evacuated.
For me, the most terrifying part of hurricanes is waiting. Waiting for them to arrive, not knowing how strong it’s going to be or how much damage it’s going to do (and how much money it’s going to cost getting stuff fixed, not to mention how long it’s going to take to get it fixed).
Thankfully, Florida is on top of things and has everything in place for when it hits the fan. Once the storm is over, FEMA has everything in place to get right to work and they are scary efficient. In 2004 after Frances, they were ready to collect permission to enter your property and had their blue tarp covering your roof in less than a week. This is awesome, because it can take months to get through to your insurance company.
You don’t ever want to be in a hurricane, but if you MUST, do it in Florida. They don’t screw around here and you WILL be taken care of. FAST.
Ayo- Irma is nearly twice as big as Andrew was. Take anything you ever want to see again and gtfo.
It’s going to be ugly, no doubt about it. I’ve been in a cat ¾ and two cat 2s. Nasty as hell, but the house survived (I did lose a tree and it did knock down some sections of fence). I am pretty sure we’re going to be ok, it’s projected to be considerably weaker once it gets up to us in Orlando. Miami, on the other hand… 😦
I have friends on their honeymoon in Florida, with a baby. Scary times.
My best friend and her family live right in Irma’s path. They’ve already bailed. I’m glad they’re safer because this thing looks terrifying.
What about Black Sails? Ned Low was a real pirate…
I’m not sure about Black Sails. It was a couple years ago when he went on that rant to me. He really liked Master and Commander though. He said a lot of the battles were very historically accurate. The only criticism he had was that the “bad guys” in the movie were not the right country. It was based on a real event, and the opposing forces in the movie were Americans, so Hollywood made them change it because heaven forbid Americans aren’t the Heroes™.
The Paradox Machine 