Adios Ernesto!!
Witizens:
I thought about "Reporting to you LIVE during the hurricane!", but wouldn't you just know it ... I slept through the whole thing. It's still rather windy and rainy at the moment, so I guess I'm sort of reporting LIVE during Ernesto right now. If you were worried about the loving staff that keeps the Witsy engine going... we are all fine. Hurricane Ernesto was not hellacious at all, and thank God, or the "powers that be" for that. I am quite relieved that life can go on without much interruption; I'm even at the office today. Lucky me. And I mean that, truly. Not in my usual smartastic tone; going to work is more welcome than awaking to no electricity. In the end, the hurricane did not do much damage, and we are all very fortunate for that. Which is why those people who seem upset that the "storm was a dud" really confuse the hell out of me. When I ask someone who is complaining, "Did you want more destruction?", they get even pissier. Even if I spend hundreds of dollars in preparation, I don't consider the purchases a waste, and curse the storm for not demolishing everything so that I could use my goods!
I understand it's hard to prepare for each storm to the same degree because it gets quite expensive and the general atmosphere is fear, panic, and frenzy; however, it's just smarter to prepare with the necessities. AND the beauty of said necessities is that they never really get wasted whether the storm is bad or not. Food, water, batteries, preserves... they never get wasted because they are needed regardless of the weather. Let us learn to be thankful that we can afford what we need, and that we didn't have to go through another disastrous storm. Let us also remember everyone is not nearly as fortunate sometimes. This week marks a year since Katrina nearly wiped cities off the map. Perhaps that's why I'm so flippin happy I saw every tree standing on my way to work. Life is good.
"This has been a weather and morality update from Witsy. Not~So~Cosmo, signing out."
Truly,
N~S~C
I thought about "Reporting to you LIVE during the hurricane!", but wouldn't you just know it ... I slept through the whole thing. It's still rather windy and rainy at the moment, so I guess I'm sort of reporting LIVE during Ernesto right now. If you were worried about the loving staff that keeps the Witsy engine going... we are all fine. Hurricane Ernesto was not hellacious at all, and thank God, or the "powers that be" for that. I am quite relieved that life can go on without much interruption; I'm even at the office today. Lucky me. And I mean that, truly. Not in my usual smartastic tone; going to work is more welcome than awaking to no electricity. In the end, the hurricane did not do much damage, and we are all very fortunate for that. Which is why those people who seem upset that the "storm was a dud" really confuse the hell out of me. When I ask someone who is complaining, "Did you want more destruction?", they get even pissier. Even if I spend hundreds of dollars in preparation, I don't consider the purchases a waste, and curse the storm for not demolishing everything so that I could use my goods!
I understand it's hard to prepare for each storm to the same degree because it gets quite expensive and the general atmosphere is fear, panic, and frenzy; however, it's just smarter to prepare with the necessities. AND the beauty of said necessities is that they never really get wasted whether the storm is bad or not. Food, water, batteries, preserves... they never get wasted because they are needed regardless of the weather. Let us learn to be thankful that we can afford what we need, and that we didn't have to go through another disastrous storm. Let us also remember everyone is not nearly as fortunate sometimes. This week marks a year since Katrina nearly wiped cities off the map. Perhaps that's why I'm so flippin happy I saw every tree standing on my way to work. Life is good.
"This has been a weather and morality update from Witsy. Not~So~Cosmo, signing out."
Truly,
N~S~C
posted by Not So Cosmo @ 11:50 AM
2 Comments:
At 2:31 PM,
Rogue Scholar said…
After working at Home Depot for 5 years and through at least as many hurricanes of all degrees, people never cease to amaze me. There are the ones who prepare for the worst by buying plywood, generators and the like and then when not needed, return them.. sans reciept of course. I remember the first time I worked the return desk after a hurricane. I really wanted to ask those people why they just didn't keep the items. There will be hurricanes in the future and they will need them again. These people are the first ones to panic the next time a storm comes through. They returned the things they are not frantically standing in line for when the Category 4 rips through. Then there are the ones that fight over batteries. COME ON!! I remember fist fights over flashlights and batteries and I think there was a gun pulled over plywood.
I for one am glad Ernesto was not worse. I was not wanting to go through a hurricane again this year. I can deal with rain..I just didn't want destruction and no electricity!!
At 5:07 AM,
Will Work For Shoes said…
Yes. We all did survive and thanks be to God and Mother Nature for that (she's one bad bitch.) I'd also like to thank Ernesto for the "flex day" at work. Gracias, ese'. I'd also like to suggest to those of you who are disappointed in this "dud" to take a trip to Mexico and visit John, the category 4 hurricane that is terrozing them right now. I heard an entire island could possibly be wiped out. Maybe that would be enough excitement for you.
Rogue, I'm glad I never had to work at the big, orange box during a hurricane. Somehow, it always worked out that way. You're a better woman than I. I did get to see you guys on TV sometimes though.
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