Friday, July 08, 2005

DENNIS

Hurricane Dennis is headed north. Looks like I may be headed the same direction. The lines at the gas station were so long, and the prices jumped up. The grocery store wasn't too bad. Rick and Erinne came over for dinner tonight. We grilled out. Seems funny that we grilled for fun tonight, but if the power is lost, everyone will be grilling out of necessity. I went ahead and bought water and pop tarts and peanut butter and a loaf of bread, even though I will probably go to Purvis or Birmingham if the storm targets Gulfport.

The mood changes in town when a storm is coming. Everyone goes to the same places - grocery stores and gas stations, and everyone says the same two things, either, "Be safe." or "Are you ready for this storm?" It's kind of nice, in a strange way. Know what I mean?