Yeah, worried
I don't know what to type to fully express my concern about Frances. You Florida folks probably know what I'm feeling right now.
Currently, we've got forty-two gallons of water, a pantry of different non-perishable foods, all our vehicles are fueled up, and we have some 30 AA, 9 C and 40 D batteries. What we are missing is plywood for our windows, gas for the generator (which I hope we can share with the neighbors like before), a first aid kit, and a waterproof container for documents we need to keep around (EDIT--I also forgot about all the debris in our front yard that I need to see about getting away from our house).
Polk County Schools has decided to cancel school on Friday and I am waiting to hear from the administration here at my school, as well as my supervisor at the hospital. I won't know until after her afternoon meeting at 2:00 p.m. today. The thing is, when Charley hit, there were some people that were stuck in the hospital for going on thirty-six hours. Karen knows I will not leave Rachel and the kids alone for that long a period of time. Thankfully, she completely understands and will work with me.
We called Ford Motor Credit and Kia to defer payments for next month, just in case. Rachel called Ford Motor Credit, and I called Kia. As soon as the rep heard that I wanted to defer payment, he asked why I would like to defer, and as soon as I'd mentioned that we were still recovering from Charley, he apologized and said he just realized what address was on the account.
Yesterday afternoon, in completely unrelated hurricane things to do, I went to the dentist. I had 16 films taken, and asked if I could be fitted in for a cleaning. There was bad news, however, as I'm going to have to have six teeth extracted. All of my wisdom teeth, and two of the molars right next to the bottom ones have to be taken out. My bottom wisdom teeth have come in in such a way that they've grown right into my teeth in the back. Some tooth decay is already there, and it's going to get worse. I can't wait to get it done, but I do not want to see the total cost for it. Next month, Rachel and I go to a new dental plan, one that covers a lot more, but still.
And, in more unrelated hurricane news, when I get a chance, I'm seriously considering paying the one time $12.00 fee for Adventure Quest. Achaea looks really interesting to me as well.
Currently, we've got forty-two gallons of water, a pantry of different non-perishable foods, all our vehicles are fueled up, and we have some 30 AA, 9 C and 40 D batteries. What we are missing is plywood for our windows, gas for the generator (which I hope we can share with the neighbors like before), a first aid kit, and a waterproof container for documents we need to keep around (EDIT--I also forgot about all the debris in our front yard that I need to see about getting away from our house).
Polk County Schools has decided to cancel school on Friday and I am waiting to hear from the administration here at my school, as well as my supervisor at the hospital. I won't know until after her afternoon meeting at 2:00 p.m. today. The thing is, when Charley hit, there were some people that were stuck in the hospital for going on thirty-six hours. Karen knows I will not leave Rachel and the kids alone for that long a period of time. Thankfully, she completely understands and will work with me.
We called Ford Motor Credit and Kia to defer payments for next month, just in case. Rachel called Ford Motor Credit, and I called Kia. As soon as the rep heard that I wanted to defer payment, he asked why I would like to defer, and as soon as I'd mentioned that we were still recovering from Charley, he apologized and said he just realized what address was on the account.
Yesterday afternoon, in completely unrelated hurricane things to do, I went to the dentist. I had 16 films taken, and asked if I could be fitted in for a cleaning. There was bad news, however, as I'm going to have to have six teeth extracted. All of my wisdom teeth, and two of the molars right next to the bottom ones have to be taken out. My bottom wisdom teeth have come in in such a way that they've grown right into my teeth in the back. Some tooth decay is already there, and it's going to get worse. I can't wait to get it done, but I do not want to see the total cost for it. Next month, Rachel and I go to a new dental plan, one that covers a lot more, but still.
And, in more unrelated hurricane news, when I get a chance, I'm seriously considering paying the one time $12.00 fee for Adventure Quest. Achaea looks really interesting to me as well.
