Post-Tornado Lessons
13 things I learned post-tornado: It is difficult to do things like brush your teeth and apply makeup in the bathroom with a flashlight, so if you come out to a room that lets the sun in, it is easier. This also leads to the next thing I learned, natural light is really helpful in tweezing those stray chin hairs! Poop is easier to smell than to see in a dark bedroom. (And before you even ask Bud, NO, I did not do it!) There are “security” nozzles that you can have on gas cans now. And you can STOP right now, trying to squeeze the cap and turn it—like a pill bottle. You actually have to grab the sides of the long spout and pull back on it—almost—dare I say it—as if pulling on something un-circumsized—to pour the gasoline out. Which, I am sorry, is INCREDIBLY tricky to do unless you have three hands! AND, I didn’t learn that one, after about 15 minutes of trying to turn the cap in the cold, I gave up. Lisa had to show me how it worked. Generator—shouldn’t have a “rip co...