Just dropping in

I had just gotten off the phone with my mom (“So far, so good!” I’d told her) when I saw (well, heard, first) this limb come down with a smack to the roof and a thud on the ground. The impact shook every piece of glass in my house. It fell at a fortunate angle; it could have easily busted through my back bedroom windows.

When the rain let up, I went outside to see if it did any damage to the roof or siding, or even the fence (it’s from my neighbor’s tree). Far as I can tell, all is well, except it landed on and around my central unit, so I’ll need to make sure everything’s kosher with that before the horrible Memphis summer sets in.

Last night as the storm kicked up and the thunder rattled my bones, I was fairly on edge. It’s one thing to fear death by whipped wind and electroshock (which I do), but it is another acutely uncomfortable feeling when you fear financial ruin because Mother Nature likes to break shit during her hissy fits.

It would seem I got off light this time. Phew.

On the bright side, now I totally have an excuse to buy a chainsaw.