Weather/Disaster Meme

Sort of swiped from wendelah1.


1. Have you ever experienced a hurricane firsthand?

Yes. Several times now. I live NY. So...we've had three visit us.

2. Have you ever experienced outside heat over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celcius)?

Oh, yes. Every summer for a good portion of my life. Spent 17 years in Kansas City, we had summers that were 115 degrees. Currently in NYC and it has gone over 100 degrees on occasion. Also been to places in Australia and Arizona that did.

3. When and where was the coldest temperature you have ever experienced?

About 40 degrees below 0, I think. I stopped paying attention once it goes below 10. Again, lived in Kansas and Colorado for several years. It got really cold in the winters in Kansas City and Lawrence Kansas. The home of extreme temperatures. Over 100 in the summer, and 30 to 40 below with a foot of snow in the winter. I used to think...okay when it gets below 0, do we really need to know the exact temperature? It's too cold to go out, enough said.

4. Is your household prepared for a possible power outage of two to seven days?


Well, I live in a 77 unit apartment building in NYC. But yes, tons of batteries. Candles. A jug of water. First aid kits. Back up charger. Non-perishable items. But, not well. I have experienced a two day blackout in NYC though, and frequent power outages....during hurricanes.

5. Do you have a go bag?

Sort of. It's hard to evacuate NYC. I didn't evacuate during the last three hurricanes. Sat them out. My apartment was fine...because it was on high ground and not really near water, and on the third floor, with a basement, fourth floor, technically speaking. Here -- it's third, but really fourth or fifth. Also, the building dates back to the 1920s, it's pre-war. With generators.


6. Have you ever experienced a Tornado?

Yes. Again lived in Kansas. We went into the basement.

7. Have you ever experienced an Earthquake?

Yes. Two. Once in Kansas, weirdly. And a couple in NYC. We had one several years ago that freaked everyone out. We thought it was a gas explosion or a terrorist attack. But no. It was an earthquake.
We're on a fault line.

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The Twitter Thread that Resulted in a Snarky Slasher Horror Flick And they say twitter is a waste of time. (Well not if you are two bored, and snarky horror novelists...wasting time on the internet.)

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Good news.. the sinus headaches and vertigo from hell seem to have disappaited.
Bad news...my sinuses won't stop running now...nose and eyes. Eyes have been burning all day long.
I think I either picked up a bug in Seattle or my allergies went haywire when I returned to NYC. One or the other. Or they built up and decided to wait until I returned to go haywire.

Went to the opthamologist today. I got suckered -- he had Saturday hours. Turned out to be a colossal waste of time. He was an ass. after quickly running me through a bunch of tests, but not really spending much time thinking about them, he said I was fine. And gave me a prescription for glasses that made no sense. Also yelled at me for not bringing my contact subscription information, because he doesn't fit contacts, that's what opticians do. Ass.

I was annoyed. Cost my $40 co-pay.

Afterwards, my eyes burned with the dialation solution he put in them. So, when I hit the subway, I immediately made an appointment with the Optometrist that I've been seeing for the last ten years. More expensive, but also more informative and helpful.

Off to bed. To rest eyes.

Did see first three-four episodes of Jessica Jones S2. It's slow to start, but gets better.