Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
We see the empty shelves when there is a warning of a hurricane. I think people do panic about having enough to eat. I don’t think they necessarily eat more during a storm.
Having said that though, New Orleanians have been known in the past to evacuate vertically and having hurricane parties until the storm passes.
Our city is below sea level so if people don’t evacuate they will visit friends or relatives that have a second floor due to flooding in many neighborhoods.
What did you do in upstate NY when the winter storms hit? I have a friend that grew up in Maine and she said that people are use to the long winters and being snowed in.
You were there for your mom for a long time. Experiences like you had of losing a father so young, causes a young person to mature very quickly.
It is interesting that many people are shy by nature but when they find themselves in a situation where they have to speak up, they somehow find the ability to do so.
When I was very young I was quite shy, not necessarily around people that I was close to, but with strangers. I seemed to outgrow my shyness later on in life.
Well, when it did snow here in Wash D.C., we would get heavy snow which caused a commuting nightmare. I remember the Federal government would have stagger hours for going home, so not everyone would be dumped onto the roads at the same time. And it would still take them hours to get home.
Another issue was ice. The snow would start to melt causing water to stand on the road, then refreeze overnight. With a SUV-4 wheel drive we would have all 4 wheels spinning. Now a days the State/Countries use a brine on the roads to keep the water from freezing.
And without snow this winter, I miss see on the local news the empty store shelves any time the local news would be calling for snow. Oh the public panic. I always wondered, did people eat more when it snowed?
Just opened the window to get some fresh air in the house.... oh my gosh, someone somewhere is cooking brisket, smells soooo good.
Also an introvert, I prefer to sit back and watch.
"You should not let setbacks crush your spirit."
I am aware as I get older that living alone is not the best for me. My brain/body need more human IRL interaction. An occasional trip to the stores helps but doesn't do it in the winter when I isolate due to the cold.
That is all.
"Never let a day pass by without laughter."
"If you want to get sympathy, cry. But if you want to get results, hustle."
"When s****t happens, turn it into fertilizer."
"Slowly inhale for 5 seconds, then exhale the bulls****t."
"The world is changed by your example,
not by your opinion."
controls you."
"Stop ignoring
what your soul is telling you to do."
"Don’t despair.
Dust yourself off.
And start over again."
🙂
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right.
You’ll be criticized anyway."
Sounds good to me! 😊
You asked how I will celebrate next year.
I’ll go back to Texas Roadhouse and hope they have rolls .