TOD: We were visiting my sister in Maine many years ago when Hurricane Bob blew through. That was exciting. We get monsoons every summer, which are exciting, with the booming thunder, cracking lightning, and walls of blowing dust.
TOD: I was also involved in Hurricane Bob. It was the Dear Partner's and my first vacation together, and we found a charming little apartment to rent for the week,
right on Provincetown Harbor....There are several issues that stem from the above italicized words:
First and foremost, imagine going through a hurricane, and subsequent blackout, with a bunch of queens who are in Provincetown to do little more than sun themselves and dance. (OK, they're there for other things too, but they don't require sun or electricity, though both
can enhance the experience...)
Second, and secondmost, we were right on the beach. We knew the best way to NOT have the large glass doors at the end of the studio blow into shards and impale us to death meant leaving the doors open a crack. Well, that meant having sand blow in, instead. It was the first time I realized how much the Dear Partner likes to vacuum. (I said vacuum, not.....never mind) Ever try vacuuuming in a blackout?
Third and thirdmost, the ingenuity of a bored queen on vacation is not to be. believed. Literally the morning after the hurricane left the Cape were there T-shirts in some of the shops proclaiming "I Was Blown by Bob." Not just one, but piles of them.
Oh, and Happy Birthday DR Matthew.
