corsair

Well . . . its almost a week later . . still a half a million people without power. You can't imagine what its like to live without air-conditioning, when the temperatures are in the 90's during the day, and still in the 80's at night, and you have nothing cold to drink, no fans, etc. Fortunately, we got power back at our house a couple of nights ago. It sucks when you're trying to sleep, and you're soaking wet with sweat, and there's nothing you can do about it. The first couple of nights - you get by . . . after that, its just hell. There are lines at the gas stations that are actually open. Many of the businesses and restaurants are still closed. I've had lunch the past two days, at a restaurant that has no power . . . they set up a gas grill in the parking lot, and are selling hot dogs and hamburgers and bottled water . . . and you sit at the tables they moved outside. There's a general shortage of food and supplies in the stores. When you find a grocery store that's open . . . you're greeted by lots of shelves that are empty. During the first few days after the storm, the supermarkets were throwing out all their frozen foods and perishables, including meat and fish, and they wouldn't sell any of it. The area hasn't been re-supplied yet. Soooo . . . . we're all pretty much hoping that hurricane Ivan doesn't come here. We had sustained winds in the 80-90 mph range for the two days that Frances hovered over us . . . I can't even imagine what 150 would be like!