Waiting for Frankenstorm...

[wraithfodder]

Sitting here waiting for Frankenstorm to arrive and hope he/she/it doesn't do too much damage. I do expect prolonged power outage just like last year at this time. Beginning to think Halloween is cursed... Not so much worried about rain or flooding, but the winds, and the trees, and hoping nothing falls into the house or squashes my car.

Got water, matches, candles, batteries, flashlights, Triscuit, cat food for the poor cat, who seems to do not much else but sleep these days :( Got enough lactated ringers to hopefully weather the storm. At least that doesn't require heating but... he's liking it less and less each time, so I fear at some point we'll just have to stop and that will be the beginning of the end for him. Hopefully power gets back on, or we get the generator up enough that I can warm up his little bed thing so he can stay warm.

Meanwhile, due to copious amounts of spammy comments clogging my email box, I caved and now only registered LJ users can make comments. Hated doing that, but I see one more Ugg spam arrive, I'll scream.

So if the storm (Hurricane Sally, or Superstorm Sally, whatever) hits, I'll be offline for a while. I hope to get back online eventually via Twitter (aka Wraithfodder there as well) just to let people know I didn't get blown away with the flying monkeys ;)

Comments

[abracah.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the storm and the kitty!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[penfold-x.livejournal.com]

Not so much worried about rain or flooding, but the winds, and the trees, and hoping nothing falls into the house or squashes my car.

Pretty much ditto. I am resigned to a power outage (have candles, flashlight, and hand-crank emergency radio), but really, really don't want to try to figure out what to do if a tree comes through one of my windows.

[sholio]

Good luck! I hope it turns out that the predictions are exaggerated and everything goes more smoothly than anticipated. I'll be thinking about you guys who are in the storm's path.

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Looks like you are well supplied......and have battened down your hatches. . .
((((HUGS)))) to you and 'the cat'

[sobelle.livejournal.com]

Best wishes for a safe weathering of the storm.

[seticat.livejournal.com]

For kitty - I keep a bundle of those chemical hand warmers in my 'power out' hit just for the cats. You can pop one or two, swap them in a towel and let the cats snuggle. You can sometimes find them really cheap at the Dollar Store. You can also warm a pouch of cat food with one in a pinch.

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

Same boat here south of you. Been getting ready for the last 4 days and hope for the best for all of us in the path of this monster.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

be safe.. i have a couple of friends on that coast line to... kind of glad i am land locked. ... earthquakes in vancouver on the west coast and hurricanes on the east coast...madness

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Ah, the joys of hurricanes. I should just mark "BAD weather" on the calendar for next year's Halloween! We're sure not getting treats, just tricks!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I should get a handcrank radio, but have copious C batteries and an old radio which takes a long time to use up batteries. More worried about tree coming down on garage and SQUASHING it.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh, good idea. and oh, should have thought about that. wait, I have some in the car! thanks!!!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

It's like living in one of those SyFy disaster flicks minus the zombies of course ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup. good luck to you as well!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, I found my stash. Kitty will stay warm. THANKS!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Hope to stay warm and dry.

[lost-sheep-2.livejournal.com]

Stay safe and good luck :)

[timespirt.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Hang in there, the wind is getting really bad here. A lot of flooding and power outage.

Stay safe.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

You and kitty and everyone stay safe, now.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

hehe