What a destructive and deadly foe. Hard to watch the families who have lost everything in California. The sights of the devastation is hard to look at and not be touched. Whole communities erased, schools, churches, businesses and homes. Landmarks and history, infrastructure and vehicles. And worst of all some human life.
When I hear destruction is larger than some of size of our large cities in this country it gives a sense of the scope of the damage. It won’t take weeks and months to recover. It will be years and decades.
It’s also made me think about my personal situation and how well or not we are prepared. Maybe there are a few things we should be keeping in a safety deposit box. But it also got me thinking of being more prepared for future events where services like power or food might be limited.
I have a small generator for short term issues. But I have no fuel storage. I also need to tie in my well pump so I can have water if the power goes out off the generator. Tons of things to consider. As years keep getting warmer and warmer as they have over the last few decades, we might not be facing wildfires but hurricanes coming further north is a real possibility.
Regardless, I need to be prepared for more extremes.
Where to go for a day or two of relaxation is the question racing across my mind. We need to get away for an evening. Not sure when but within the next month for sure. I was thinking a night in Annapolis might be nice. There is a hotel I’ve been looking at there that looks nice. Also has an indoor pool and if I can’t get away to the south for an extended period, I’ll take a swim here.
Regardless of where we go it’s still winter so maybe a place with stores and shops as well as a few outdoor sights if it warms enough.
Random Thoughts of the Day
- Beautiful sunrises are a great way to start the day.
- A lot to think about today and absorb.
- Facebook getting rid of fact checkers. Maybe Mark and Elon can merge and form the largest F’ed up communication system the world has ever known.
- I got a good night’s sleep for a change of pace.
