I'm scared to even look for images of Miami. The shelter where my sister works is a designated shelter-in-place, and my BiL (who has a construction background) has been helping them all week to make it as air and water-tight as possible, but because she's working she hasn't had time to let us know anything yet.
Dawn: Are you kidding? Dr. Keiser: I never kid about my amazing surgical skills.
'Bring On The Night'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Sep 10, 2017 4:46:05 pm PDT #16481 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Pix - Sep 10, 2017 6:17:37 pm PDT #16482 of 30002
The status is NOT quo.
Random, but I can never see the Sargasso Sea mentioned without thinking, It's Wide Sargasso Sea.
Amy is me.
DavidS - Sep 10, 2017 6:48:22 pm PDT #16483 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So it looks like the storm turned inland so it will spare much of Sarasota/St. Pete/Tampa.
It'll hit Orlando now, but it'll be much weaker traveling over land and it won't cause as much storm surge.
So that's good. Unless you're Disney.
Steph L. - Sep 10, 2017 7:10:52 pm PDT #16484 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Our friends who live near Orlando lost power in the last half hour or so. They think power was cut to keep transformers from blowing. (I have no idea how they can know that, but that's what they said.) They're expecting to lose cell service shortly.
Connie Neil - Sep 10, 2017 7:17:00 pm PDT #16485 of 30002
brillig
ION, I want to get some vetiver and bergamot oil for smell-good purposes, not for any alleged health benefits. Who should I buy them from? I want to make sure no money goes to Young Living or doTerra.
Atropa - Sep 10, 2017 7:59:09 pm PDT #16486 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
ION, I want to get some vetiver and bergamot oil for smell-good purposes, not for any alleged health benefits. Who should I buy them from? I want to make sure no money goes to Young Living or doTerra.
Tenzig Momo, my favorite Seattle witchy / herbalist shop! They're who I buy (almost) all of my oils from, and they do have both bergamot and vetiver. [link]
Connie Neil - Sep 10, 2017 8:28:30 pm PDT #16487 of 30002
brillig
Oh, lovely! And of course the two I want are pricey. Hm, a use for the yearly hurricane overtime money.
amyth - Sep 11, 2017 2:44:18 am PDT #16488 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Just heard from my niece. They are fine. Some damage to their roof, but nothing serious. They already have their power back. I'm so relieved.
Calli - Sep 11, 2017 4:28:26 am PDT #16489 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Oh, good! I'm glad they came through ok, amyth.
Maria - Sep 11, 2017 6:59:13 am PDT #16490 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'm so glad everyone Buffista-adjacent in the path of Irma made it through OK.
Being very careful about where I spend my time online today. The fetishization of September 11th is out of control.