Friday August 2nd 2024

Today was a rinse and repeat kind of day. The early part of the day was sunny. As the afternoon progressed the cloud cover increased until a storm arrived. The only difference today was the storm was a little earlier arriving just before 4PM. It was also a little weaker than the last couple of days.

The fact that today’s storm didn’t bring as much rain is probably a good thing. After yesterday’s storm the drainage ponds in the RV park had a foot or two more of water collected. They need a chance to drain a little before Sunday’s tropical system arrives. The developing tropical storm or even possibly a hurricane is forecast to bring from six to twelve inches of rain to some areas of the Florida peninsular. It sounds like wind will not be a big issue unless your in the path of a random tornado that might develop. I’m not overly concerned, but Sunday afternoon and evening may get interesting.

Midday found me at Walmart for grocery shopping. The shelves were a little empty today. I couldn’t find a few thing that I wanted to buy. It is not a big deal, since I can easily survive on other stuff. I wonder if the empty shelves were a normal occurrence, or the result of minor panic associated with the approaching weather system. The store didn’t seem to be busier than normal.

I hurried to get my walk around the RV park in before the rain. The clouds to the southeast were building as I cut the walk short. The sound of the approaching storm caused me to rush home. I still made it back to my RV home long before the rain started.