The summer time weeks in the southeastern US are warm plus humid, plus they also bring the trepidation of potential hurricane activity.
We were lucky for several years to not have active hurricane seasons, however this past summer time has seen hit after hit from hurricanes in our surrounding area.
Tensions have been harshly high in our community, since both of us never think where the next storm will make landfall. Watching the extensive injure to other areas create an atmosphere of fear plus uncertainty, plus while both of us all prepare to the best of our abilities, you still never think what might happen; About a week ago, our section was unlucky enough to experience a direct hit from a major hurricane. One of the most hard parts of going through a hurricane is the loss of power plus our only way of staying comfortable in the heat; air conditioning. While some people have generators, our family did not, plus both of us had to deal with a week without power plus a way to cool our home, but my mother lives with us, plus she has to stay comfortable plus cool in order to manage her health, plus I was left without a way to help her. We had a few battery powered fans that minimally helped, however nothing could replace the ease of a central a/c. In order to stay relatively cool, both of us would take short trips to the few grocery stores that had power restored to them. Even walking around the aisles that had appealingly chilly air conditioning streaming through them was enough to retain our sanity during this trying time. This easily taught us how dependent both of us are on the comfort of having air conditioning, plus how much both of us take having access to cool air for granted.