Ok, I don’t really want to sound bitchy…but I’m so very frustrated at the moment. I realize that the power company wants to get the most number of people on as they possibly can and they prioritize accordingly, but isn’t there something to be said for the length of time your power has been out? I mean, in our little 3 or 4 block section of town the power went out during the very first squall line yesterday, and it is STILL out – with no signs of repair activity on that or the downed power line that is about 3 blocks away from our outages (and where, in a bit of irony, there is power to the houses).

Yes, I’m being bitchy and whiny and I know people out there have it and have had it worse. I just wanna go home. I want to sleep in my bed and not a twin bed. I want to figure out what the stench is that is permeating my house. I want to call the roofing company and tell them that the leak is still there.

Blah.

I think I’m going to bed now. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

It’s not like the fact that I couldn’t go to Dragon*Con was bad enough. Nooooo….I’ve got to deal with a fucking Hurricane, too.

So.

We have a very slow moving Frances over the East coast of the state. The eye is starting to fall apart, and the winds are currently down to about 95 miles per hour. By the time we really start seeing the effects, we are going to be looking at Tropical Storm force winds. Ok, that’s kinda cool. The problem, however, is the fact that this bitch is moving SLOW. According to the meteorologist that I’m watching right now, we’re probably going to see the effects of this storm until tomorrow night.

Ugh.

I’m not in a flood zone, nor am I in a mobile home or a manufactured home. My roof was just fixed (properly now, I hope). There are still several things to worry about, though. Power outages, of course. Then the possibility of falling trees and projectiles. It could still get damned uncomfortable around here.

There was just a guy on the news in Melbourne. On the beach. Talking about how they were dodging pieces of the building next to their hotel while they were filming.

Umm…go inside?

Gah.

There comes a point when a good story just isn’t worth it, ya know? queenbarbee? I hope your man is safe out there.

Ha! Another story just in from a Red Cross Shelter. The reporter starts it by saying that there is plenty of food at the shelter and holding up a bag of M&M’s!!!

Yep. Plenty of food alright. Of course, they then went on to talk about how there was a shortage of nurses and that they were worried about people with things like diabetes coming to the shelter.

*blinks*

*opens mouth to say something. closes it. shakes head*

So anyway. Sorry for the rambly post here guys. Just some thoughts going through my head. I got up way before I think anyone else will this morning, so I’ve got that early morning quiet time action mixed with storm situations and, to be honest, a growing feeling of anxiety. I wasn’t so concerned about it when I went to sleep last night, but I’m a bit more nervous today. Weird.

I hope my Mom’s house is ok. depotmode? How is that shed holding out?

The sun is coming up now. I’m going to go sit on the porch for a bit, have a smoke or two, drink some coffee and watch the fun.

You cats stay safe out there.

It’s official…Frances has had more of an effect on us than Charley did, and he/she/it is nowhere hear us yet. My Mom’s shed came up and was half way across the fence. We just got everything out of it and secured it down.

Hrm.

This could get interesting.

Big thanks to depotmode for the heads up! Sometimes having a friend who lives next door to your parents really rocks.

I present to you GangBustah and Espirit Fonce, two of the latest additions to City of Heroes.

You know you wanna play with us.

As if I needed ANOTHER reason to think that the guy who installed my water system was worthless.

The whole house filter? The guy never put a filter IN IT.

Guess my water is going to get even better now…

Worthless piece o’ crap!

My Mom has a blog now.

Heh

Oh, and ya noticed that it’s not an LJ, huh? What, you think I want her reading my friends-only posts? I don’t THINK so.

Thank GOD…

I can finally say it.

Sheesh. This whole waiting bit was killing me.

I’ve been cast in not one, but two Jobsite shows in the upcoming season. I’m playing The Creature in Playing With Fire and Norman in The Boys Next Door!

Boo mother fucking yah.

More details later. Off to kill shit now.

x-posted from a comment in tampa, simply because it’s pissing me off and needs to be said…

Putting up a top level post in a community in which you bitch about people putting up top level posts in a community is asinine and a real waste of time. I’ve got a whole lot of people on my friends list. I appreciate cut tags, and I block images that haven’t been put behind them. I also skim stuff I’m not interested in reading. Getting your panties in a wad because people in a community ABOUT a community are worried and want to commiserate with others who are as well is just plain stupid.

But people who whine about communities in general tend to piss me off. It’s like the TV, man. If you don’t like it, turn it off. Unless it’s a clear violation of the community rules you really have no reason to bitch and all you’re doing is showing your ass.

Oh, hey…there I go whining….