November 04, 2005
No-Power Blogging
A brief glimpse of my life at the moment.
OK, so you have all read where I still have no electricity at the house. You've read about the generator adventures, the search for gas and propane. You've read about the "I cant stand the heat let me go outside" and the "I cant stand the generator noise let me go inside" ritual. You read about the tree and stump cuttings (more pictures to follow). Add to that all the other inconveniences such as no traffic lights and Miami drivers, the search for the ever illusive Champion RJ17LM spark plug, closed supermarkets, Home Depot visits, ManCamp's devastation...etc...
But let me give you one little bit of information that in and of itself is but a nuisance, but added to all of the above, plus all the other "little inconveniences," makes you just want to scream at the tops of your lungs.
We have been unable to do laundry for almost two weeks now. Laundromats have two, three hour waits just for one pair of machines. Laundry services have a two week backlog. Since we missed a whole week of work, we are getting home pretty late and since we are having trouble sleeping at night, we're usually exhausted at the end of the day. Too exhausted to pack all the clothes and head out to a packed laundromat. What does this mean, you ask?
It means I am at the very back, at the very bottom of my underwear drawer. In the back-up, emergency underwear section. The old ones. The ones I havent worn in years. Since I was much, much thinner and had much much less of an...ummm...waist. Yes, folks, I am wearing the dreaded tight ones. And theyre stretched to the modulus of elasticity.
Think my situation isnt so bad? Walk a mile in my underwear, my brother, then let me know how you feel at the end of the day. I guarantee you'll be singing soprano.
Posted by Val Prieto at November 4, 2005 03:12 PM
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I know for a fact that abuelo and abuela have a working washer and dryer as do we...
Admit it, you like wearing those tight undies!! =)
Posted by: Amanda at November 4, 2005 03:21 PM
Real men wear tighty-whitey's! LOL
Posted by: Angie (Mandy's friend) at November 4, 2005 03:30 PM
Time to hang loose I say!!!!
Posted by: Luis at November 4, 2005 03:35 PM
Val:
Seriously, you and your wife are welcome to do laundry at our house (north Grove). Drop me a line at our email address: branteva[at]mindspring[dot]com, and I will give you a telephone number to call.
Posted by: SWLiP at November 4, 2005 03:59 PM
Amanda may up to something: I think you like the tight unmentionables. Next thing we know you'll be on Hollywood Beach wearing a Speedo.
Posted by: George L. Moneo at November 4, 2005 04:00 PM
Dont kid yourselves folks. Im just waiting for the moment the underwear drawer is empty so I can be FREE.
Posted by: Val Prieto at November 4, 2005 04:05 PM
Alabao man!..
Eso de andar con "el alma en aprietos" todo el santo día (aunque very comico) ya pasa de castañas a oscuras!!..Ojala todo se mejore pronto para Uds Val..Esta es la primera vez que cuando hablo con mis amigos de la Florida (vivo en NY)..son ellos los que "sufren" the wheather..
Suerte!
Posted by: Juan C. Garcia at November 4, 2005 05:06 PM
C'mon. If South Fl was REALLY without power for a week, why aren't I seeing it on the evening news? Where's the looting? Where's the cannibalism? Is Madonna also wearing dirty underwear?
Posted by: jeff at November 4, 2005 05:17 PM
Dude...you have soap...you have a bucket...you have a wife with two strong arms and nothing better to do...how did you end up in this state?
Posted by: Steve H. at November 4, 2005 05:49 PM
Val, just go free. lol. It's a better feeling than tight under wear. ONe question. Why does other country feel as is if it is the United states fault for there gov't failures. ( argentina summit protest).
Posted by: new to this at November 4, 2005 05:51 PM
Just do what I do when I run out of clean clothes. Run to Wal-Mart and buy a weeks worth for $50.
Posted by: conductor at November 4, 2005 06:20 PM
Val,
After reading all the comments, I'm starting to think you really like those tight undies!
Posted by: Robert at November 5, 2005 09:15 AM
Time to go commando Val. Hey, did you get the ice I mailed to you? Not sure how slow the postman is under these conditions.
Oh, what's this shit about the "Navy" amigo? And here I thought you were soldier material ; )
Posted by: Sgt Hook at November 5, 2005 10:50 AM
conductor has the right idea. If the Walmart is open, go buy some new stuff, and toss out the old, circulation-cutting ones. Time to rotate the emergency stock.
Posted by: FL Mom at November 5, 2005 10:53 AM
