So, we were bracing for Erin. Being new to the area, and never having experienced a tropical storm of any kind, I believe we overreacted a bit. But it was a good 'dry run' to make a bad pun.
We decided to finally break down and buy the 5 day coolers (or 'ice chests' as they are referred to here in Texas) since we figured they would be helpful if the power went out. We also stocked up on water, batteries, a hand operated can opener, coleman fuel, and of course, beer - what kind of hurricane party would it be with out, right? Anyway, we made sure the lantern worked, and the Coleman camp stove - both worked fine. I think my husband exhibited one of his finest 'man moments' last night with a spectacular show of his loss of reasoning by lighting the camp stove in the apartment. I wanted to smack him. Nothing came of it, thank goodness, but still....
We live just north of Corpus Christi - about 8 miles. Erin decided to go north of us, and consequently, we hardly got any rain, and no wind at all. It was kind of exciting to see the weather channel third string guy hanging out on the beach in Port Aransas and Corpus Christi though. If nothing else it will help build up the tourist industry and bring some $$ and jobs into the area. Although, I would hate to see development happen as a result. That's the one thing I really like about the Gulf Coast in Texas - it's 'Florida-ish' with the beaches and warm gulf waters, but without a gazillion resorts right on the beach, mucking up your view, privacy, and desecrating the natural beauty of the area. (Can you tell I read a lot of Carl Hiaasen and Pat Conroy?)
Anyway - Erin was a bust for us. But we did get to do a 'dry run' for Dean or any others that may come through before the end of hurricane season.
I don't want you thinking that I'm complaining about hurricane season or weather here - because it sure beats the hell out of Michigan. You get all of about 9 weeks of summer in Michigan and 43 weeks of crap. And the rain here - well - at least it doesn't need to be shoveled. And it's easier to drive in than snow/ice. It's probably the main reason we moved here a year ago. We actually decided on this area based on an online survey I took to determine the best cities for us to live in. It's called http://www.findyourspot.com. You take a 10-15 minute survey about what is important to you about where you want to live, and it will tell you the top 20 cities in the US which fit your criteria - it's FREE, so have fun with it if you want. I'll try to put a link in the sidebar too.
Dave- I didn't have the patience to figure out how to make that link look like regular text - what's your secret??
This post has rambled on long enough I suppose.... I'll be back when I have something else on which to comment. -L
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I can't do it in Blogger. The trick is to compose in Word. Copy and paste the URL into the text. Highlight it. Go up to Insert. The last item in the drop down box is Hyperlink. Click it. You'll get a dialogue box that has the URL in two places, I forget what they are labelled. Replace the URL in the top box with the text you want in your post. Click OK or yes or whatever it at the bottom. If it doesn't work, well, I probably skipped a step.
Oh, there may be an easier way, but the way I get the Word file to Blogger is to select all and copy.
In the box on Blogger for typing, right click. Magic Word post appears.
Thanks for the tip, Dave! I'll work on that for next time! -Laurie
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