So...whats for dinner?

Special thinking of you.They constantly change the 'track'. I remember my days in florida when all the tracks were off and we got slammed each time. Here in NC folks were prepping, but I'm sure they will quit with the latest 'track' which could be a mistake. Our power goes out here during a big thunderstorm. I'd hate to see some real wind. So I'm ready just in case. I dragged out all the stuff to take an inventory.

Dinner was beef tacos, homemade guac and salsa or corn tortillas.

Hugs to you SK!

SpecialK, please stay safe. The storm itself is wider than the entire FL peninsula and the edges will still hit most of the Panhandle, too. My sis & her DH own a fishing cottage on Big Pine Key, which survived Andrew & Wilma but probably not Irma. My octogenarian cousins are in a seniors’ independent living bldg. in Aventura; their middle daughter in Delray Beach is taking an extended vacation in Seattle; their son is a Daytona Beach cop who has to stay put as a first responder; and I haven’t heard yet from their oldest daughter in Hollywood.

Last night we had a devil of a time finding a reservation at anywhere we wanted to go to dinner w/in 2-3 mi. of the hotel. Even the Palm downstairs couldn’t accommodate us. Besides the cardiology course there’s another med. convention in town. Since we were craving beef (been 2 weeks since I had any red meat), we did manage to get a table at Lawry’s The Prime Rib. Been years since we ate there—the formality & opulence of the decor, and the career waitresses in their starched caps & uniforms were in sharp contrast to the casualness of most of the diners. We had the prime rib (duh), got the classic cut because it was twice the size of the light-eaters’ Calif. cut but only $7 more. Bob tore through his like a bear through a backpack; I left over most of mine because our hotel room had a fridge and I brought it home this morning. Gonna head out to WF in a bit to stock up on fresh wild coho fillets—ten bucks a pound. Will freeze some and pan-sear the others tonight. Bob’s coming home for dinner (he left the course early to go to his office today, and will drive back early in the a.m. to finish up before driving to the hospital).

I grew up in 29 Palms.

I was a counselor at a girls camp in the mountains out of 29 Palms when I was in college. Small world.

illimae - do you make your beans with ham hocks? Looks like what my Mom called Hamhock & Beans with less water. I love them but DH and DS would neither one eat them. Come to think of it, my Mom probably made them when my Dad was out of town since he was a 'meat & potatoes' guy too.

I was talking to a navy friend of mine....they are in Florida, near Miami.....I got a gallows kind of laugh from, "Set material condition zebra throughout the state." ...on a warhship that's when every watertight door, hatch, vent, fitting and so on is secured (shut) to minimize potential flooding should there be battle damage.

I'm still in Arizona....I think people from our team are being used to fill "holes" in other teams' rosters..so that's what's happening with me.

Oh, and I didn't mean to forget to send safety wishes to you, Eric. It's hard to imagine that you will not be activated soon given this forecast. Thank you for your competent help to those who need it

Had enough fresh tomatoes to make soup so dinner was tomato soup with grilled cheese on whole grain bread. We went to the apple orchard yesterday. Too early for the apples i wanted but I got enough others to make a crumble in a cast iron skillet today.

I spent the day watching the weather channel. I must say I'm concerned for Special K in Tampa. I hope she's able to check in at some point. Irma be gone!

Aw- Special and all others affected by this storm...thoughts and prayers your way.!!!  Awaiting arrival of DS2 tomorrow afternoon as he leaves Charleston after he works- they are expecting BIG flooding...the storm surge along with VERY high and unusual tides- flooding for sure in the peninsula- our boy who lives downtown- right near The Citadel- and on the marsh- but says he can pack all of his important stuff- knife bag (he is a sous chef) /guitars and amps and personal things in his car- guess it is good to be 23, right? He and his roomies will try to get furniture up into 2nd floor of the apt before they get out. He/they is/are  fortunate and this we know and are so very grateful for....we are in SC near Charlotte, NC.  

Hi friends - thanks for all of your safety wishes - I so appreciate it. We have boarded up our house and tried to prep the inside, I am exhausted, mentally and physically. My husband decided that he was not comfortable leaving DD and I in our house without him, so we are going with him to Raymond James stadium in a few hours. With a dog, a cat, and a bird. We are hoping to set up housekeeping in a broom closet somewhere and have nobody notice us, lol! When we can return to our house, hopefully still standing, we have supplies to tide us over for a while, extra propane and charcoal, multiple Yeti coolers, lots of water, canned food, etc. It is likely we will lose power not too deeply into this, and not have it for quite a while - not sure about cell communication - so if you don't hear from me for a while that is why. I did want to come and post to say how much it warms my heart that you are concerned. If you pray, pray for us here in FL.

Take care Specialk and family, please update when you can

So glad you got to a shelter, SpecialK. Heard from my cousins still in SE FL—they’re all hunkered down in Davie, in a middle-floor apt. in a reinforced high-rise (they taped the windows anyway and are staying in interior rooms till the wind-bands pass by—they’re high enough up and far enough inland--near I-95--not to get any storm surge. My other cousin, the Daytona cop, is safe for now, but can’t evacuate in case he’s needed (and may be sent cross-state to help with rescue & recovery).

Special, glad to hear the worst is over and the surge wasn’t as big as feared. But what was with the evacuation alarm at the stadium?

My sister and BIL have a little fishing cottage on Big Pine Key…or should I probably say “had?” No way to tell yet. But it made it through Andrew & Wilma, so you never know.

Checking in to see how things are for Special and her family. Thoughts to them and all others in storms path.

My condo in Ft. Lauderdale is ok, no power but it's on the 10th floor. Most evacuated as it's oceanview. Cousin is in it and stayed.

We are on the north side near Charlotte NC, getting rain and wind, but nothing too serious.

Hello all - safe and sound and home again, yard is a mess but my roof is intact and no structural damage. Very, very lucky! Appreciate all of your concern and good wishes, it means more than you know. DH is still activated so, not home right now, and don't know when he will be, but he i needed elsewhere so that is ok. Glad those with properties and family down here have good reports as well