Light rain and wind here in the Boston area -- sounds like we'll see the real action by noon. Slow-moving hurricanes do as much damage as faster-moving higher rated ones, because they pound and pound on you!

Fuck. The nurses here think I'm double-dipping and going to another hospital during the week. The nurse who said so is hard to read, so I don't know if she believes the truth now. But two others say they see me at Cedars.

This is upsetting.

ita- that is upsetting. ED nurses can become very suspicious because of the kind of job they have, although it is no excuse for hallucinating you at Cedars.

We have really kind of scary winds here in Rochester, so I hope the people on the coast are doing OK (sounds like it is OK in Boson).

Stay dry everyone.

ita, that is BS. Shame on them for gossiping and spreading false information.

Positively love the sheer zanyness of this place. It's...oddly comforting.

Okay, y'all, we've got him sucked in. We can let loose now.

ita, that's infuriating. Shame on them, indeed.

Hurricane Juan was a slow-moving cat. 1 that did a LOT of damage. Never underestimate a hurricane. I haven't heard from my sister this morning, but as of last night, no trees were down and the house hadn't leaked, but the area had flooded so she now has a moat. Good drainage on her property, she's got. I suggested installing alligators.

Trees are down on either side of my house, hanging off the power lines or just lying with the entirety of their canopies on the street, and the creek across the way is up to the neighbors foundation. I'm not going anywhere.

Mom's all hunkered down, and she says the power is flickering. The dog is freaking out--definitely because of the barometric pressure drop, and possibly because the little guy was a Hurricane Ike rescue. At least this time, he's not tied out in someone's backyard.

Stay safe, Juliebird. Not going anywhere sounds prudent.

At least this time, he's not tied out in someone's backyard.

Good grief, some people suck. No wonder he's freaking. I'm glad the poor doggie got rescued and taken in by a human who cares about him!

I walked 30 minutes in the park this morning, as part of this new "exercise every day" thing I'm doing, and then ate a hearty breakfast, like you do. Now I am sleepy, possibly because I only slept about five hours last night. Why haven't I just gone back to bed? Because I put in contact lenses before I left and I hate to waste them by only wearing them for two hours. So here I sit, stupidly falling asleep in the comfy chair. Yeah.

Oh good lord, ita. I am so sorry. What a fucking mess!

ita, can you/do you want one of us to call your hospital ombudsman or client advocate or whatever they have? That's just not right, and needs to be addressed.