Made the call yesterday afternoon – closed the store, a state of emergency was declared for our entire town. No one is allowed to be on the roads unless responding to an emergency situation. I made the deliveries to the Bronx and East NY in Brooklyn yesterday morning. The rain was coming in spurts, the wind in waves. Tolls were waved on all the access points in the city. Tried to stop at a couple of places to pick up a roast or something for the house looking forward to some down time, the first in months. People are so rude and nasty and I am too tired to deal with them so I just go home to the farm. Everyone is heading to their homes the rain has begun in earnest. The farmers can do no more. They have worked for 3 days non stop harvesting as much as they could, now we just hope for the best.
3am the rain is fierce, 10am the same, noon the same. I spend this part of the day alternating between dozing on the couch and prowling the house. 2 pm can’t stay inside anymore have to see the farm. The water is just pouring down the bridges and pooling in the parking lot. Get some work done in the office. 4:30 pm I guess I’ll go home now and do some work there. The water has come so hard and fast there is water across the road but I can still pass with my truck. I go to the other side of the road past my house the water is no where near the road. It should be okay I’ll be able to get out in the am. I make the choice to go home. Again alternate between sleeping and prowling. It has been a long challenging season. Mom passed away in April, I miss her.
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