Hunkered down, and introspective...
Dec. 22nd, 2008 09:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grim23I've decided to not risk both myself and other people by attempting to travel, as well as avoiding the chaos that is PDX. Although my flight on the website still shows it's leaving at the scheduled time, I think that's more to the unpreparedness of both PDX and Southwest Airlines to accommodate the storms. PDX remains essentially closed, with thousands of people stranded - I don't need to be one of them. Travel conditions remain poor, and more storms are expected tonight, and it's not worth becoming another statistic.
We've lost power briefly, but quickly got it back, and we're well prepared for a power outage. Although we've pretty much been snowbound all week, we're warm, we have a lot of food and supplies, and we're safe. We will likely venture out tomorrow on foot for those things we could use. *smile* We're low on coffee, and Phaedrus could use some more syringes for his insulin.
My holiday will be in Salem this year, and it's a holiday of spending time with Miss Rebecca, who is also being kept away from her family by the weather. I'm grateful for her hospitality, and for innumerable other reasons. I'm grateful for Phaedrus' safety and health, and for having a place to live and a job and a (now somewhat beat-up) truck, as well as a house and extra vehicles, and enough stuff to live in some comfort. I'm grateful for my health, and for the health and happiness of those I care about, both clients and friends. I'm grateful for having places to train, and people to train with. I'm grateful for the learning experiences I've experienced this year.
Blessings of the Season to all!
We've lost power briefly, but quickly got it back, and we're well prepared for a power outage. Although we've pretty much been snowbound all week, we're warm, we have a lot of food and supplies, and we're safe. We will likely venture out tomorrow on foot for those things we could use. *smile* We're low on coffee, and Phaedrus could use some more syringes for his insulin.
My holiday will be in Salem this year, and it's a holiday of spending time with Miss Rebecca, who is also being kept away from her family by the weather. I'm grateful for her hospitality, and for innumerable other reasons. I'm grateful for Phaedrus' safety and health, and for having a place to live and a job and a (now somewhat beat-up) truck, as well as a house and extra vehicles, and enough stuff to live in some comfort. I'm grateful for my health, and for the health and happiness of those I care about, both clients and friends. I'm grateful for having places to train, and people to train with. I'm grateful for the learning experiences I've experienced this year.
Blessings of the Season to all!
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Date: 2008-12-23 09:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-24 09:04 pm (UTC)Grim
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Date: 2008-12-24 08:22 am (UTC)Good decision to not become a statistic.
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Date: 2008-12-24 09:07 pm (UTC)Hugs,
Grim
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Date: 2008-12-25 10:41 pm (UTC)Love, Tam
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Date: 2008-12-26 02:18 am (UTC)Love,
Grim