Yep. The forecast overnight was for temperatures to get into the 40s. It was 34º when we went to bed; and now, at 7:00 am, 34º. To add insult, the high speed internet is out. Back to using the phone as my hotspot. Joan is cleaning up so she can go to the store... I'm expecting shelves there to be sparse... "Honey, I'm home - I got a bag of chicken beaks and feet and a mix of broccoli-flavored pancakes. Everything else was gone."
Just kidding... the pancake mix was gone, too.
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Joan went to the store early today, before 8:00. Walmart was still closed (no power), HEB was open. She couldn't get some of the brands we wanted, but only the fruits and vegetables were picked over. Not an inexpensive outing, but we should be good for at least a week. She bought a beef roast almost the size of Rufus - we'll freeze half of it and have roast beef with new potatoes and French dip sandwiches the next day. She planned for some "comfort food" to hold us for a while. And as a treat: a fresh donut each.
A bit of a break from the wind this morning; it was only 5mph when Joan went to the store. I bundled up and went for a walk...
The wind was picking up by the time I got back; 37º. The weather weasels are saying it will make it to 52º today. I don't trust them. The actual weather has been colder than their forecasts all week. We'll see.
The water pressure has built up enough that showers may be in the plan today. After breakfast. Again, we'll see. Our water heater is electric and tankless... if the power goes out, it will be cold. Right now.
The sun is trying to make an appearance through the gray clouds. It will go a long ways for people's moods. This makes me appreciate the weasels reporting, "30 seconds of sun breaks" in the Pacific Northwest. It is important to find something upbeat where you can.
Joan said that people were loading sea turtles into pickup trucks at our boat ramp when she went to the store; they were gone when she came back.
Warm wishes sent your way for all of us.
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We got showers... complete with hot water! In the middle of making lunch, the power went out. Fortunately, it was only for 10 minutes or so. By 2:00, it had warmed up to 48º outside, and Rufus wanted to go for a walk; we got his harness on and I took him out. First that he has been out on the leash in several days, with just the occasional dash out the door, followed by the immediate "Let me back in!" This was an actual walk. Not quite sunny out, but it was trying to make an appearance.
Then, around 2:20, the power is out again. No word from the power company or any idea how long this one will last. If it goes more than an hour, I plan to get the generator going so we can have some heat and keep the fridge going - we have a lot of stuff that will need to be kept cold after Joan's trip to the store this morning.
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