Waiting for Oh No

Calm this morning, breezes picking up from time to time but no hint may come soon.  There is still that eerie feeling of a low pressure silent atmosphere.  Surveying the yard this morning, a silent lament was said for the tree at the southeast corner, an ivy covered tree that is already being choked of whatever nutrients it needs, and will surely fall if the storm is anything like it has been suggested.  Prediction here is that it will fall on the two roads that intersect at that corner, rather than the house which is would hit in not such a significant way.  The main concern remains the fifty or sixty foot tree at the northeast corner of the yard, healthy and trimmed, but of course not immune from a terrible storm. 

"Prepare for seven to ten days without power" is the mantra of local authorities.  If there is not a generator(there is not), how can one prepare for that.  Clear out the tuna shelf at the local grocery store?  Bread will mold in that time and refrigerators will be long gone, as will coolers filled with ice packs. 

If there is no significant damage here and the roads get cleared, the solution may be to head in whatever direction was not substantially damaged, get over the Whitestone or Throgs Neck bridges, check into a hotel or motel, eat at restaurants, amp up the laptop, and just hang around somewhere else for a few days.  That may seem extreme, but reading with flashlights is extreme also.  It's also boring and a time of immobility which is the last thing that one needs at whatever age.

Last night I bought four bottles of "Five Hour Energy" to deal with caffeine withdrawal should the power outages be long term.