Hello Everyone!
A storm looms, Tornadoes all over the place, Anchoring the tent tarp, Back to drinking rainwater & Getting outdoors!
Alright, I may as well work on this entry before this big storm gets any closer... and the possibility of losing my electricity goes up anymore. The wind is howling on the other side of the ridge from me... but so far, there has only been some infrequent wind gusts... which is much better than all the thunder that I was hearing earlier.
It is a particularly nasty storm that is blowing through the region... and it has already spawned countless tornadoes in other states. I have yet to take the time today to see all the destruction in those places... but from what I saw of last night's chaos some of those tornadoes were rather large ones.
As most of you know, the only real shelter that I have from a tornado is in a big hole in the ground... so I have been staying tuned into the weather radio and keeping an eye on the radar as much as I can. Given how severe the storm is, I went ahead and packed a 'go bag' as well as placing my large garbage can near the hole... so that I can toss it into the hole and climb inside it.
The other big thing that I did was use a steel cable dog lead to anchor down the tarp covering the tent... so that the high winds will not make it lift up off the tent too much like it has done before. During one of the last big wind storms, I realized that I should secure the tarp that way... but it was just a few days ago that I realized that the steel cable was perfect for it.
I debated on whether or not I should muscle my rainwater barrel into position under the edge of the tarp that covers the tent... but decided that with the high winds I would just wind up getting a bunch of debris in the water. Unfortunately, I have been back to drinking the rainwater (again) because I ran out of funds to get any drinking water delivered.
Anyways, the last few days I have been doing my best to get outdoors and do something each day... even if it is just wandering around aimlessly looking for something to do. Although, getting more exercise each day has been nice... my body sure has way too many aches and pains for how little 'exercise' that I have been getting... so yeah I better start getting back into shape soon.
Well, on that note... I hope that everyone is doing well and all that feel good jazz. Ta ta for now.
