Calm Before the Storm

Well if you haven't heard by now, we here on the South Coast of Massachusetts are still on a hurricane watch. Geoff and I have decided to invest in the plywood and board up the the big windows - feeling it is better to be safe than sorry. We still have some light due to the skylights and the few small windows left untouched. We have also rolled up all the rugs on the first floor in case of incoming water (mainly from the doors). The tile floor should be fine. There is plenty of bottled water- no worries there since they are turning the water off sunday morning. And in the event they close the sewer system, we have even built a make-shift potty. I have parked my car up at the parking lot on Route 6 and we have kept the truck down here for evacuation.

People have been calling all morning inviting us to their home if we have to evacuate. Right now, however, it is still calm outside. Some folks have already left and others are hanging in there. We are not sure if we'll go or not. Geoff is still finding little things to do.  At this point, nobody knows which way the storm will go. In any event, we are as prepared as we can be. And since everything is boarded up and put away, we might as well leave it that way while we are gone for a month. Don't want to have to worry about another storm while we are across the pond.

Meanwhile, we will spend the rest of the afternoon playing Bananagrams and listening to the Red Sox double header.

Next time.... The Surge