Awareness

I just wanted to say, for posterity and whatever part of the world reads this, that I am extremely grateful that we, here, are back into a more or less normal routine.

There are parts of my life that suck – a new rack and pinion?  Really?  I need that money for new struts, not to mention more dental work.  Oh well.

But that is part of the normal routine.  Stuff happens and you deal with it.  But I am dealing with normal stuff.

We never lost power.  Apparently there was only minor wind damage in this area.  The basement didn’t flood, it just got a little water and is already drying out.  We were not injured, nor were our family, friends or neighbors.

A freaking enormous storm passed right overhead with winds I’ve never seen the like of around here before and we came through it OK.  We were worried, but the worst did not happen.  It didn’t even come close.

So I am grateful.  There are people not that far from where I live who literally lost everything but the clothes on their backs.  People in those same areas died.

We were very fortunate.  Life sucks, but it could have been so much worse right now.  I know that.  Whatever I say on here, whatever I may rant about, I do know that a few days ago we came very close to a very bad situation.  We were fortunate enough to make it through so well that we could go on with our lives with no need to deal with the real aftermath of what just happened.

I am very grateful.