The Quiet Before the Storm

The Readiness is all.
--Hamlet

I am really getting too old for this. Next year (assuming hurricane season ever ends), I will get the accordian-type shutters. When the storm nears, you just pull them shut and lock them. It probably took me 8 hours to do these, though not in a row (sounds like one of Steven Wright's routines). I did 11 windows and two doors. Despite dropping several of them along the way, I had exactly enough screws and washers to put the last shutter in place. Amazingly, most of my neighbors don't seem to be doing anything to prepare. Even if it is a weak category two or a category one, there could still be winds over 100 mph. Being on the south side of this storm, we could also see some terrible tornadoes. There is already a fair amount of flooding from some rains we had yesterday. This storm isn't supposed to be too wet as it will move over us quickly (it could take 6 hours to pass over us). I think I'm ready for this. We'll see.

There are only two windows in the front of my house.

There are 4 windows on this side. I have a corner lot. There are many trees.

Now, I will just sit and wait. As our governor would say, this is the price we pay for living in paradise.