There were a tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warnings today, so I was very glad I'd varnished both rub-rails yesterday. In the morning, the sky was blue with fluffy white clouds and the sun was warm, so I walked across the bridge to Singer Island to buy some cartons to pack our winter clothes in. We're going to ship them to Steve, since we won't be needing them for quite a while and they're taking up a lot of space on the boat. The little post office there didn't have cartons, but there was a Pack-and-Ship in the next block, so I bought four cartons there and brought them back to the boat on the bus. We each packed two cartons but needed more, so I figured I'd get them when I took these to the post office.
Roy taped the cartons and loaded them into the blue wagon. I pulled the wagon across the bridge, mailed the four cartons, and then walked another block to the Pack-and-Ship. Bought two very large cartons. Was barely able to get them into the wagon. Then the woman told me they'd pick them up when we were ready to ship them, so I wouldn't have to trundle them over there. Wish I'd known that earlier; I could have saved myself a trip. They don't charge extra for picking them up.
When I started back, the western sky was full of black, black, black clouds. When I reached the apex of the bridge, I felt a few drops of rain, and by the time I was at the bottom of the bridge, the clouds had burst. Luckily, there was a nearby store with a large overhang, so I ducked in there, hoping the downpour would soon pass, but it kept raining harder and harder. The temperature dropped about twenty degrees instantly. I was soaked through and wearing only shorts and a light top, so I began feeling cold. I waited an hour for the rain to stop, but it was still coming down in buckets and I was starting to feel hypothermic, so I decided to make a run for it. I figured I'd be warmer moving than standing still, and I'd soon be on the warm, dry boat. It was only about eight blocks, so I zoomed and soon was dry and warm again. Roy had just fixed lunch, so I sat down and ate it. Wow, was it good!
At 3:30, I had to leave again, but by then the rain had stopped. I finally got my mane shorn and a permanent.
Phoned Manola at 6:30. He came right over and took us to Costco. That was certainly nice of him, especially now that he isn't going with us to Fort Lauderdale. It would have taken me endless trips on the bus to bring home half the stuff we got in one trip with his car.
Had a near catastrophe getting the boxes of groceries on the boat. Roy had just gotten one on the deck when the bottom caught on a lifeline and pulled open. By dumb luck, only the tangerines and a big box of cereal landed on the ground. Some of the tangerines split open, but they're still edible. If the jars of mayonnaise or jam had fallen, what a mess that would have been!
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