~Hilary~
So here we are in fire season and we have our first tropical storm due in. What the hey who! We haven’t had one of those yet… go figure we get our first. At this point, we are not evacuating under voluntary evacs in our area. Not one tree is swaying but the clouds are humid and still hanging around. However, we are prepped and ready. Tonight will be the beginning for about 24 hours-ish. There really isn’t much to do anymore except for some sandbags. We have prepped for these occasions and are happy we have kept it up. Hopefully we won’t have too much damage *$$$* and if needed, the generator goes on.
This one is supposed to bring a lot of rain and wind. All we did was turn furniture down as the garage is full of the cars ready to go. We really couldn’t put it anywhere expect under the porches. It makes me laugh to see the wicker turned over like that. Like it will stay there…
The chain saw is ready in case of fallen trees and the sandbags are in. We have stations with sandbags to pick up. First come first serve, so I was out early today. Now… it is time to wait.
Rave left me one of his feathers at my study door. He looks like a blue turkey these days. His long beautiful feathers are gone and I have saved them for the vase in the kitchen. He has taken refuge under the porch. I wonder if they sense nature’s whirls. He lost his buddy during the windy fires and I hope he is protected from PTSD. I just love that guy. He runs to me to get his food now.
The Shecky Shack has taken some brunt with the hail and electrical storms all last night. We have people there and they are taking great care with everything. It has been pounded since last night and I will hear news in the morning if we survived another night.
So, with that, those of you in So. Cal. take care and be safe. We are hunkering down and hoping for the best. I probably won’t have internet so I will get back when possible. Its just one of those things. This will be a good test for Starlink. We got rid of ATT as it was useless here and a waste of $$. Hughes was no better. So far, so good with Starlink, so we are hopeful…
From Sheckyville,
Stay safe.
Sending prayers for your safety through this storm! Keep us posted!
I hope all will be well with you and Rave.
Stay safe out there!
Thank you! You too. Tomorrow is supposed to be the day…
Hi, is it Hilary or Hillary? I’m all prepped too, just a bit south of you. Stay safe!
Ha ha. I spelled it wrong. It’s Hilary. I’ll change that, but you stay safe. You’ll get hit first. They did downgrade it so I’m hoping… !
Yeah, I’m in Carlsbad just east of the 5, so I expect winds and rain but not the predicted storm of the century. It’s so strange!
It is very strange. I am in the canyons of OC. We had the Bond Fire and we are already on volunteer evac. The flooding is terrible from the fires.
Please stay safe. I worry about the animals too.
PS I heard they were trying to evacuate Catalina Island. That doesn’t even seem possible at this point.
I think they did that yesterday? No boats, etc. Unless they did not want to evac and they are residents.
I just heard about it today. Seemed difficult unless you took a copter or small plane.
Maybe Coast Guard when it gets bad. But those that stay will have to stay when the waters are not able anymore. I think the Navy has taken leave out to sea also last I heard. It is so unpredictable. Just stay safe and hopefully the day will go by without a hitch. At least I am hoping so.
Sheckyville is is my prayers daily, anyway, but specially as you face the storm.
Thank you so much 😊
Wow, you must be in the boonies to use satellite for internet. Best of luck, make sure your bar oil is topped off! I used ATT for internet years ago in Michigan via a twisted pair of wires through the old phone system, it was not good and way overpriced.
What is so uncannt about that statement is that we are in OC. One of the richest counties around and where we are they refuse to internet everyone here. So we resorted to getting our own wifi built into the house and now Starlink. We also have a generator which I hopes works tonight. They have a bad habit of shutting us down.
I see, I’m not familiar with that area even though my ex was from Anaheim. It’s all about the with these cable companies. ☹️
I know. I am done with them. Like you, ATT here was through the telephone wires. They only have a couple of miles to go underground but they didn’t… I am happy with Starlink. So far anyway. You take care. You are about to get a storm on.
Thanks, I will. I suppose ATT will eventually abandon the underground wires. I follow a couple in Australia on Instagram that recently added Starlink to their catamaran they live on. They are at the Great Barrier Reef at the moment. They love it because they are like 200nm offshore!
Hold on!
Yes! Indeed it is very still right now, almost like a scarey movie…