In December, we were once again scheduled to go but had to cancel because they had no power due to Hurricane Sandy. In fact, they had no power for almost two weeks, and ended up coming up here to enjoy some heat and electricity for a weekend.
Once again, we are scheduled to go to Long Island this weekend and now the gathering storm is being called the "Super Bowl of Blizzards". We will at least plan to give it our best shot. We will leave early in the hopes of beating most of it, as the worst is due in the afternoon and evening. Still, high winds and whiteout conditions are predicted.
And NYC and Long Island are expected to get a couple of feet, maybe. Having a daughter who lives on Long Island has been most challenging for us, not only due to storms, but also due to driving challenges!
Our fallback plan is----if the conditions are terrible, get off the road and into a motel somewhere to wait it out and perhaps finish the trip on Saturday. There's just no way to tell how bad it will be.
Hurricane Irene was not as bad as the predictions. Hurricane Sandy was much worse than the predictions. This time, we are taking some emergency clothing and food supplies, just in case of being stuck for a while.
Maybe this is dumb dumb dumb, but at least, we will start off and see what happens next.
(Oh, and by the way, I flew into Mississippi to see my mother and got there a few hours before Hurricane Katrina struck the coast and caused utter devastation. For a while, I wasn't sure I'd make it back home.
Come to think of it, it's no wonder that I am not so fond of travel !)
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