Little did I realize we are probably going to be affected by tropical storm Fay. The good thing is it will be a back end hit, meaning that it will approach us over land and not come in directly from the water. Needless to say though we still need to have certain things stocked up in the event she hits us. Non perishable food items, water, propane for cooking and plenty of batteries and candles.
Chances are that if Fay does touch us it will not be any worse than some of the severe thunderstorms we have here. Even given that thunderstorms are not a rare occurrence in my neck of the woods sometimes they can leave us without power for several hours, up to days if the crews are deployed to help in other areas to help restore services. After Hurricane Charley you could see power trucks running for miles south on 1-95 then when we were backended we lost power for two days because the crews were helping in Punta Gorda, Fl.
So I spent the afternoon going to Lowe’s and the grocery store to stock up with my two youngest boys and to get haircuts. We are were starting to look shabby around the Rushing residence. The plan was for Sunday haircuts anyway then I got “the list” so I just incorporated it all. Had I known that the shopping trip would also have a photo opp or two I would of gotten the haircuts done first. 
My six year old son is a very big boy for his age, but that does not stop him from being six. When we arrived at Lowe’s the three year old was infatuated with the “car” style buggy and had to ride in it. Of course the six year old was not going to be left out of the ride so he had to be helped in as well. Please keep in mind that Alex weighs almost 100 lbs and is solid as a rock. Dad had to help him get in and of course he was oversized for this, but then again I was not going to deny him. He will only be six once.
All in all it was fun outing with the boys we had a great time. Got all the stuff we needed if we find ourselves without electricity for a day or two and the other shoppers who stared at us in Lowe’s have a site to remember as well. This one goes down in the books as priceless for me as well.
’til next time I will be working on content revolving around automotive social networking and helping build the DrivingSales.com Car Dealer Social Network.
