Weather Alert for Raleigh Gathering Tomorrow AM ~ Antennae UP

Absolutely FILL UP your CAR as was just suggested. God forbid we ever have another incident like 2 years ago (see Wendy's post) but when you are stranded in stand still traffic for 9,10,12 hours, you better hope you have plenty of gas!

Add to "must haves" for storms around here... CASH!

Soundn't be a problem with this weekend, but when ICE or hurricanes are on the way, there are frequent and multiple power outages, so CASH talks!  When Fran came through I had no power for 13 DAYS.  Stores can deal with cash, but not your credit cards. 

Also, when there are threats of power outages, fill up jugs, pots and your tub with water.  You can flush your commode w/out power IF you have water.  Also, fill up coolers with ICE... which becomes a commodity in times of no power.   I go on cooking sprees when we have inclement weather.  I cook more food that I can eat and my family and friends can't even get here to eat it, until the roads thaw.  It's not unusual for there to be POTS of food sitting out in the snow on my patio cause the fridges are full... And there is one MUST HAVE for me when bad weather is predicted... and I know not why, but I MUST have and COOK BBQ Beef Ribs!

I plan on being there as long as it's raining ...

Wendy -

I'm with you ... I'm not going to travel, nor do I want anyone else to risk travel in poor weather conditions. I'm leaving the options open for now because they aren't forcasting problems until after noon ... I'm hoping that we'll keep the brunch short and be off and home before it gets iffy.

Barb

It does sound like we'll be OK. IF for some reason I'm not there it is because of this. I'm having a large storage building moved from a property I have to my back yard. The moving fellow was over here a couple of days ago and said he's going to move it tomorrow morning.  I told him I wanted to be here when he moves it and that I have to LEAVE at 9 Sat. AM and could we do it another day.  He said "OH, I'll have it moved out here and in place well before 9AM." That was even factoring in the wet day that was forecast for tomorrow. He has not come and taken down some pieces of fencing that has to be removed for this move.  Daddy checked this afternoon late and he has not been to the building and cut back brush that has to go... nor has it been loaded on the moving truck.  We didn't discuss the "when's" of all that, but I just assumed there'd be some prep work before tomorrow AM. I do not know if that means he's decided NOT to move it in the morning, or if he's going to do all those things in the morning.  He's a professional house mover so he may not need to do any of these prep things until in the AM. SO, if this is happening and midway I just cannot leave, that's why I am not there.  Otherwise, I'll be right there!

Hopeully, all will work out ... if not, we'll catch you the next time around.

Hugs,

Barb