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Aug. 26th, 2011 09:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holytoastrI must have had earthquakes on the brain last night because I dreamed an aftershock. I woke up thinking the whole room had vibrated. In the morning, a quick search of usgs told me it was just my overactive imagination.
Which is just as well since one should only have to worry about one natural disaster at a time. Right now there's the hurricane to worry about.
Actually, I'm not that worried. I'm pretty far inland and on high ground. Plus it looks like the main body of the storm isn't going to approach anywhere near me. My biggest concern is loss of power. That would be super inconvenient.
Everyone else in the area is totally panicking though. Good luck finding bottled water in any store at this point. (Why do people buy bottled water anyway? What's wrong with a couple pitchers or tupperware of tap water set aside before the storm?) And everyone is driving like maniacs. At least half a dozen drivers tried to kill us today while we drove around.
And then there were the crazy people on the street. Were they let out in honor of the storm?
1. Wheelchair guy - Purposely rammed his wheelchair into people on the sidewalk. Tried to knock a man off his bike. Stole a man's cigarette.
2. Homeless guy - Sat on the corner throwing rotten food at people passing by. When he ran out of food, he started spitting on people.
3. Chest guy - The man sitting next to me on the bus was rubbing his chest in a bizarre manner for nearly the entire ride. When we finally approached our stop, he started humming and slapping his legs.
I feel like people totally lose their minds around here whenever a big storm is mentioned.
I hope at least the storm waits until the afternoon to start. Maggie has her last vaccinations tomorrow morning. I really don't want that appointment canceled.
Which is just as well since one should only have to worry about one natural disaster at a time. Right now there's the hurricane to worry about.
Actually, I'm not that worried. I'm pretty far inland and on high ground. Plus it looks like the main body of the storm isn't going to approach anywhere near me. My biggest concern is loss of power. That would be super inconvenient.
Everyone else in the area is totally panicking though. Good luck finding bottled water in any store at this point. (Why do people buy bottled water anyway? What's wrong with a couple pitchers or tupperware of tap water set aside before the storm?) And everyone is driving like maniacs. At least half a dozen drivers tried to kill us today while we drove around.
And then there were the crazy people on the street. Were they let out in honor of the storm?
1. Wheelchair guy - Purposely rammed his wheelchair into people on the sidewalk. Tried to knock a man off his bike. Stole a man's cigarette.
2. Homeless guy - Sat on the corner throwing rotten food at people passing by. When he ran out of food, he started spitting on people.
3. Chest guy - The man sitting next to me on the bus was rubbing his chest in a bizarre manner for nearly the entire ride. When we finally approached our stop, he started humming and slapping his legs.
I feel like people totally lose their minds around here whenever a big storm is mentioned.
I hope at least the storm waits until the afternoon to start. Maggie has her last vaccinations tomorrow morning. I really don't want that appointment canceled.
