In the midst of this heat wave my son hasn't had power for 2 days now and the estimated time for fixing isn't until midnight tonight, which seems to be a time that keeps getting pushed back. Big storms in his area have about 16,000 still in outage. At this point his food is gone. He of course ignored my suggestion that he take his food to my place up there, or at least box it up and put it in the walk-in coolers at the deli where she works. Too late now.
I have to go back to reading my news. At my sister's house and the broadcast news this morning is all Trump being pissed off because the parties won't do what he says.
Of course reading the news summarizes that there is another hidden site in Iran that hasn't been destroyed, stores of weapons materials in unknown locations, and the attacks can't stop until complete destruction and regime change happens.
My local news has our esteemed governor revamping the condo building regulations that were put in place after the big collapse a couple years ago, because they are costing the residents too much money. Your building, which was built with crap materials, is crumbling and is going to cost a fortune to fix, but Desantis has your back and will remove the safety regulations.
Also, Florida's solution to securing migrants is to build “Alligator Alcatraz”, tent cities in the Everglades because the threats from wildlife will keep them from escaping.
I know it is an old sentiment, but my need to stay informed is in direct conflict with my need for sanity.
Can verify that this variant of COVID is stabbing soar throat pain.
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Oh yuck, msbelle. That sounds awful.
Shir, it is impressive that the author of the text stream can keep a sense of humor despite the extreme frustration and uncertainty.
Also, Florida's solution to securing migrants is to build “Alligator Alcatraz”, tent cities in the Everglades because the threats from wildlife will keep them from escaping.
What the fuck, Florida.
Not a genuine question. Just...of course. This is the stupidest timeline.
I am endlessly jealous of people in California who can just walk outside and pick an avocado from their own magical avocado tree.
I was out in Napa for a wedding once and there were fig bushes everywhere and I just kept eating them. Like, dust them off on my shirt and om nom nom. Sun warmed perfectly ripe figs, magnificent. We're waiting for our table at a restaurant and I've started my appetizer. I was, like, forty.
Getting an extra day sitting at the cabin while I wait for FedEx to bring me the car keys that my sister accidentally took home with her this morning.
That's a good sister!
I'm so sorry, msbelle.
I heard about that Alligator Alcatraz thing. Just. Argh. What Dana said
I was out in Napa for a wedding once and there were fig bushes everywhere and I just kept eating them. Like, dust them off on my shirt and om nom nom. Sun warmed perfectly ripe figs, magnificent.
JZ usually took advantage of the sun warmed figs along her way to start the day at RenFaire. One of her favorite memories of Faire life.
I rented a room in a house for a while that had an enormous fig tree in the yard. So many figs. I tried so many recipes up to and including fig jam and was not really able to use them all up. It's amazing I still like them, but I do.
We did have an avocado tree, as well as oranges, grapefruit, lemons, pineapples, and ackee! (as well as lots and lots of coconuts) The avocados are super frustrating because they take forever to ripen.
my son hasn't had power for 2 days now
Yikes!
Power was out at my place from 0230 to 1530 last Saturday. High temperature outside reached 94℉. When the temperature inside my apartment reached 84℉ I gave up and went out for a large iced lemonade and an hour's drive out on the highway in my air-conditioned car. I was very happy to find power restored when I got back. It took six hours for the air-conditioning to get my apartment back down to 72℉.
