There's a Storm a Brewin'

There is supposedly a massive ice storm headed our way.

I worked this morning, and then stopped by the grocery store to pick up some fruit and veggies on the way home.

Once again, in the Mid-Atlantic, any time "weather" is in the forecast, people descend upon the store in droves.

I stood in line behind a woman who had a cart brimming over with groceries.  Most of the items in her cart were frozen.

She was speaking to the check out clerk as she was running her items through the scanner.  The woman was explaining that she was stocking up in case if the power went out.

Ummm..... does anyone see the problem here?

If the power goes out, (and it will), the freezer won't be powered.  Bless her heat, the clerk asked her if she had a generator at home, but the woman just stared at her and said "Why would I want one of those?"

I had my fruits and veggies.

The woman in line behind me had several jugs of water.  She explained to me that her power always goes out when it storms, and then she can't get water from her well.  She had plans to fill up her jugs, containers, and tubs at home, but that she wanted a few extra jugs of water "just in case".  She also mentioned to me that the water jugs were going fast.

The storm is supposed to hit on Sunday.

We spent tonight moving our rock salt and snow shovels from the basement up under the carport, right next to the house.  Both cars have the ice scrapers in the front seat.  We've made certain both cars have gas. 

I picked up potatoes, turnips, celery, carrots, and apples at the store today.  All veggies that will stay fresh, even if the power goes out.  Even better, we should be able to cook a decent soup or two on the wood stove should our power go out.

Tomorrow night, before we go to bed, we'll make certain we leave the windshield wipers up so that they don't freeze to the windshield if we should get ice.

If you're in the path of this storm, stay safe and warm!