Hit the grocery store last night for a few additional non perishables. It was fairly quiet at 8pm...and while the shelves had been picked through, there remained plenty of goods in the store. White bread was sold out...but plenty of sourdough and wheat remained. There were no fresh donuts! D'oh!
Perhaps our area was waiting...as the highly anticipated opening of the latest Wegman's is occurring today. 125,000 sq feet of food...just waiting to get bought up and readied for the next few days. Then much of it thrown away as perishables perish...
Maryland seems to be on the edge of the storm right now. Forecasts are for winds around 40 with gusts to 55...which is far more manageable than constant 80 mph winds. I moved the plants indoors yesterday and cleaned up a few other potential flying objects.
We lost power for a week in the last big storm...but that one also brought steady 100 degree temps for the outage. We do have a long power line that runs through woods. It's amazing that it's only been broken once in the 15 years I've lived here. Here's hoping our string of good luck in that area holds...as single lines to houses are lowest priority. We had a friend lose his wire in that last storm and he was out for 3 additional days. He was wise to install a whole house generator however...and while the propane cost more than the electricity, he was otherwise inconvenienced.
Batten down the hatches and get ready for the ride...
Perhaps our area was waiting...as the highly anticipated opening of the latest Wegman's is occurring today. 125,000 sq feet of food...just waiting to get bought up and readied for the next few days. Then much of it thrown away as perishables perish...
Maryland seems to be on the edge of the storm right now. Forecasts are for winds around 40 with gusts to 55...which is far more manageable than constant 80 mph winds. I moved the plants indoors yesterday and cleaned up a few other potential flying objects.
We lost power for a week in the last big storm...but that one also brought steady 100 degree temps for the outage. We do have a long power line that runs through woods. It's amazing that it's only been broken once in the 15 years I've lived here. Here's hoping our string of good luck in that area holds...as single lines to houses are lowest priority. We had a friend lose his wire in that last storm and he was out for 3 additional days. He was wise to install a whole house generator however...and while the propane cost more than the electricity, he was otherwise inconvenienced.
Batten down the hatches and get ready for the ride...
