Shutters are secured...

... there's 8 gallons of water under the kitchen table and all the aluminium recycling's been rebagged.

Boy, when this weenie of a tropical whatis oozes past, aren't we all gonna be disappointed!

No Panera todayyyy!

So I managed to find PetsMart (kibble) and Walgreens (milk) open on the way home, just barely; missed all the grocery stores by a handful of minutes each, though. Extra salad fixings would have been nice....

I've driven through thunderstorms that had me more worried. Driving through Katrina (Phase I) was easier than some thunderstorms. It's just wet and more wet and totally overcast and just a little blowy. Really, it's no big deal and it's getting less so. And I'll get paid for a full day, too. ^_^

Now, if he'd ever have got his act together and charged in here as even a strong Cat 1 — then you keep your head down.