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Storm Preparedness Rules
I moved to the south about twenty-five years ago. Up till that time I lived in the northeast where winter storms were the norm and snow was measured by feet not inches. Winter could last from October to April and no one batted an eye.
I paid heavy taxes to maintain salt/sand piles and the buildings that housed them, snowplows and overtime pay for their drivers — all so life could keep running on schedule through winter in the north.
When I came to North Carolina — a different sort of storm was the norm. Hurricane season began in June and blew through November. Different precautions were taken and I learned to fill up bathtubs with water, to always own a home with a gas hot water heater, and to embrace oil lamps.
In the winter, when we would get the odd snowstorm, I discovered the official snow removal policy of the area I lived in was quite simple.
Leave it alone. The sun will come out tomorrow and melt it.
However, prior to any storm’s arrival — hurricane or snow squall — Storm Preparedness Rules apply. One must take oneself to the grocery store and procure all the ingredients for French Toast. Plus beer.
Goddess help you if you should be out of any of these things by chance and just…
