Thunder and lightning are at my door. Nothing severe here, but I feel like I’m being teased. Note: the two odd-shaped polygons in the center circle are the city limits for Naperville, Illinois (where I volunteer for the emergency management agency’s weather desk) and neighboring Bolingbrook, where I live.
I’m going through my pre-vacation checklist. I just finished one deceptively small item: cleaning my Nikon camera lenses, a two-hour job, thanks to not doing it in a very long time. Beats having dirty lenses!!
Here’s what’ was left of a much longer list when I started my work day:
- Re-check with Tempest office – confirm all paperwork, T-shirt size (medium) etc. in good order. Let them know I am driving down, not flying – Thu
- Respond to introductions (email) once they arrive – Wed
- Computer and media checks:
- Test laptop – done
- Test 3 TB hard drive – done
- Format memory cards (an evening’s work) – Thu
- Prepare vacation task list for work – Thu
- Clean and check all Nikon lenses and camera – done
- Utilities, etc. in VACATION mode – by departure date
- Mail held at post office – done
- Water – a.m. of departure day
- Gas – water heater – a.m. of departure day
- Update travel plans with my U.K. contingent:
- Sun 08 May – done
- Wed 11 May – done
- Fri 13 May
- Sat 14 May
- Sun 15 May
- Sun 08 May – done