It was an emotional whirl of the worst possible kind and I’m so sorry you’re going through something similar. Grief is bad enough without chaos.
Thanks so much, Trudy, and everyone else. It's definitely been an emotional whirlwind. And this may sound dumb, but I hate that I have to go out to stock up on all the sympathy cards I need to cover both sides of the family. And my dad was super stoic and "we don't talk about it" when I tried to talk to him earlier (no surprise to anyone), which makes me worry more. At least when my mom mourns, we can talk about it and I know when she's getting depressed. Dad is just a completely closed book.
Aunt Pat sounds like one of those people who do the heavy lifting to make a family whole.
Yes, she was. Well said. Thank you.
ETA: Did I mention I got a jury summons today? Because that also happened.
I think I got called off more often than not when I got a Jury summons in SoCal. Here's hoping you're in the "released" group, Pix
It is a windy rainy mess here. It has been like this for several days, with no end in sight. They apparently have suspended flights at Fort Lauderdale's airport. Roads around the airport are flooded and people are stuck there. I've been looking for waterspouts, but haven't seen any yet. It is so hazy over the ocean I'm not sure I would see them. I haven't seen any today, but the last couple days the kite surfers were having fun. Crazy lot they are.
Sheesh, no fewer than a dozen times my phone, tv, and watch have yelled out flash flood warnings, lightning warnings, and so forth. We made it to the park and back with the dog, who was not pleased about going out in the rain. On the way home the warnings had escalated to only essential traffic. It's a mess.
Morning news reports that Ft. Lauderdale airport got 25.95" of rain in the last 48 hours. They think they might open again around noon but they have to tow away all the abandoned cars on the flooded streets first so people can get in and out. The park next to where I live measured a bit over 20". I did go out this morning and A1A was passable, but still oddly placed abandoned cars here and there. Couldn't get into the dog park though so Skinner and I walked around the mall parking lot. Schools are closed and it looks like a nice day to just stay home. Much less windy today.
Thus ends your morning weather update.
Holy crap that is a lot of rain!!
Wow, Laura!
I learned this morning that while my car fob will not unlock or lock my doors or allow the car to start unless it is physically in the little slot, it *will* set off the alarm if I drop it on the porch. It will *not* turn *off* the alarm - to do that I have to unlock the door with a key, put the fob in its slot and turn the engine on. Really glad that worked, at least. Also glad my neighbors did not drive me off with pitchforks and allowed me to just slink away in shame.
Ironic that you were hunting for houseboats not that long ago, Laura. Maybe check into gondolas for getting around the streets, just in case?
Happy to report my new permanent crown is in and feels like a tooth rather than a LEGO® jammed into my jaw the way the temporary one did.
