The clouds have cleared.

Yesterday in Northern NJ was fun to say the least. A foot of snow in some areas. Some people couldn't pick their kids up from school, roads were closed, and stuff was flying everywhere. I may have seen a witch or two flying beside me. I wasn't feeling well, and I thought, I'm not in Kansas, so it couldn't be. In all of my 36 years it has never snowed on my B day. It turned out to be a good night after all. After working late and having a cold, all I looked forward to was my home made soup. At 6:00 that looked impossible, our electricity was out and Chuck was sitting home in the dark waiting for me. I left work at 8:00, only to get five minutes from the house, I couldn't get up the mountain. Oh no! It was total crap. I was running on empty in more ways than one, I had no gas. Ten minutes went by and they open the road. I started up and saw a man on the side of the road hitching, I thought it might be my neighbor, and then I thought better. After hitting what I think might have been a small animal, boo hoo, and a couple of branches, I made it home safe. Chuck met me at the steps with a flashlight and he had my soup cooking on the Coleman propane stove outside. He wanted me to have a good end to my B day. He was so thoughtful, and all is well this morning. No trees or such in our yard.
This got me thinking I need to be more prepared if we should ever have a disaster. I'm making my list right after I'm done typing this. We have plenty of candles, and we have an awesome flashlight that winds up. I decided we need a couple more of those. And full charge on the phone is also good idea, as well as a stock pile of liqueur. Hee Hee. Main idea, I should always have a least a half a tank of gas, and never pick up a hitcher, even if it is my neighbor. DUH. Anyway he can find his own dam ride! Eh, maybe he didn't charge his phone.