I have no idea what is going on with people. They watch the weather channel but they can't use their eyes and head at the same time. It was predicting some stormy weather going through Alabama and Georgia but it was through other areas of Alabama and mostly Georgia that was getting the bad storms and heavy winds.
All we had in OUR area was a strong wind advisory. But there are people who worry over things without using their heads and it creates problems for others. I swear, I could not believe the people who were panicking because someone said on TV that a lot of people would probably lose power in the *affected areas*. They talked like both Alabama and Georgia were going to lose their power just from high winds for cryin' out loud. They even cancelled the Beast's church meeting and I know they are going to feel stupid. So far, not a drop of rain or any wind at all and it's past the time the *weather* was supposed to be hitting us all in *Alabama*. Sheesh!
Now, I could be proven wrong but not during the time they said it should be hitting our area. But that's beside the point, isn't it? It's how people don't really pay attention to the radar and have no idea where WE are on the map of our state without having all the roads and towns showing on it like a real map.
I think what annoys me the most is that, in truth, the weather channel treats Alabama like it's not even part of the US. Oh, it occasionally mentions Birmingham or Mobile, but otherwise it just skips over our state and goes from Georgia to Arkansas and beyond. We just don't exist until or unless tornadoes hit us. Oh THEN they acknowledge our existence. Poor Tuscaloosa had to be almost wiped off the map before they talked about the tornadoes hitting us. That was when the Beast and I had no electricity for about 10 days. It might even have been longer than that but we had both our solar and our generator going for us so we weren't suffering like a lot of others. The Beast has us set up for the solar right now and our little generator should be here soon. The Beast worked on getting the big generator working but we are going to go ahead and replace the carb on it while we are able.
It was 72 degrees here, overcast for part of the day and we DID get a couple light sprinkles then got some nice sunshine. Baron and I sat outside together for a while. I spoke with my friend, Carol, from California and she wanted permission to send a baby doll blanket (and a baby doll) to Chewlee. The blanket for the doll was actually her practice blanket where she tried out the pattern that was intended for the crib blanket she is sending for the Princess's baby. She said it's full of mistakes but I told her that I didn't think Chewlee would notice or care about.
Love you all. If we get some wild weather, you'll hear about it right here. Tomorrow. Or the next day. Depending. On our power. **Hugs**
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