Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]

[Siniri]

day 6: no matches, 9k

We're officially in a tropical storm warning (it should hit us sometime after midnight). I've brought in loose stuff from outside. Going to add some water containers to our freezer, see if I want to add anything to my emergency food supply, fill up my car with gas, make sure my laptop and phone are charged, maybe pick up new flashlights, batteries, and a car charger. Take pictures for insurance. Convince my neighbor to clear his carport of potential flying objects. Have my grab-and-go totes ready. Again, the biggest danger here is falling trees (I'm not in a flood plain) and blowing debris.

How are things for you, Pickles?

[Pickles]

Day 6: no matches, 9k

Thanks, guys! We're all prepped and ready. Running one last load laundry before it hits, just in case we lose power (so we'll have as many clean clothes as possible). Already took pictures (and backed them up on our backup drive), filled the tubs, cleared out the outside stuff, moved things away from windows, got all the emergency supplies, and have packed the outside freezer with ice over the last several days (and done more things that is probably worth listing). Here we go...

Siniri, stay safe, too, when it gets to your area.

I wish generators weren't quite so expensive! We just don't have room for that in our budget right now. Not that we could find one this minute if we did...

[Blue]

Ugh! Rotten luck. Here’s something to cheer you up – the Terrifyingly Bad Luck Bonus! Congratulations! You’ve won 8000 Neopoints!

Hang in there, P! I hope it passes you by with zero to minor issues for you and yours!

ETA: Day 5, 2 matches, 7k

P, Hopefully Irma has passed you by now without much damage to your place, and you still have power.

[Pickles]

Day 7: 12k.

I don't remember what I matched, because I did it painstakingly slowly on my phone earlier today after managing to get out another update.

Irma has passed, though it turned due north at the last minute and the eye passed close to us (though not on top of us), and we got three sides of the bad winds from that. We kept power through it (though we had about a half our of no-power right around sunset today). We lost internet last night, but it's back now (thank goodness, because the phone service/mobile data is SUPER BAD right now). Only minor damage to a tree, and some parts of the fence will need to be replaced. We lucked out - at least three houses that we can see from ours lost a chunk of shingles, including our next-door neighbors.

Siniri, I hope you are safe, too!

ETA: Day 8, match 3, 15625nps

[Blue]

Day 6, 2 matches, 10k and a gift box.

Glad to hear that you made it through mostly unscathed, P!

ETA: Day 7, 2 matches, 12k

[Pickles]

Day 9: No matches, 16k

[Blue]

Day 8, no matches, 11,875

ETA: Day 9, 2 matches, 17k

[Pickles]

Day 10 and Day 11: No matches, 18.5k

Getting back to "normal" around here shouldn't be so hard, but boy are the kids acting up a lot lately!

[Siniri]

Day 1: 2k

I lost power for forty hours during the tropical storm, so there was nothing to do but start over. At least my house and car were okay. I feel like my area got hit worse than most people I know in Florida, even people who were much closer to the eye when it was still a hurricane. Then again, we have worse housing standards, and tons of tall (weakened) trees positioned next to roads, houses, and power lines. And it was the first tropical storm that's ever hit Atlanta...

Edit: Day 2: matched 2, 3k

[Blue]

Day 10, 18500

Bummer, Siniri. 40 hours without power in a nasty storm does not sound like fun at all, but I am very glad you (and your car+house) are OK.

I am also glad that life is getting back to "normal" for you, Pickles.

[Siniri]

Day 3: matched 2, 5k

[Blue]

Day 11, 19k

[Pickles]

Day 12 and Day 13: No matches, 18.5k, and a gift box on day 13

[Siniri]

day 4: matched 2, 6k

[Pickles]

Day 14: Match 3, 19.5k