Toothpaste

People seem to have gone all over in preparation for Hurricane Irma. Nashville, Savannah, Alabama, Atlanta, New York. Some stayed home. Some went to friends. Some went crazy.

I am in the two latter categories. The friends part you know about. The crazy part, I am sure, could have been attested to before recent events.

I would say the shingles thing is the main cause of crazy currently. The pain is distracting and makes me tired. Taking Advil to deal with the pain and Valtrex to deal with the shingles both cause a little sleepy light headedness.

That is the reason that a toothpaste controversy has developed. As we left our home, the research manager asked me to include toothpaste in my kit bag. There were two tubes side by side. Naturally, I picked up the one that was partially used. Apparently, a completely flat tube of toothpaste does not offer many future uses. Since we got here, I have seen the research manager standing on the bottom end of the tube and bending over to collect a few bits of the blue stuff. I do have my own toothpaste as well, but it is the wrong brand. She cannot understand how I chose the tube that I did. I have been feeling just a little badly about my crazy toothpaste decision...........until this morning.

I had a shower and went to wash my hair. No shampoo. The research manager always packs shampoo, but not this time.

So I ask; is it not better to bring a little toothpaste than to bring no shampoo.

She said that I could use soap in place of the shampoo. She said that if I used any bad words complaining about the shampoo, she would invite me to use the soap in place of the toothpaste.

The bridge club got power today. I am hoping that I, our elevator and our home all get power tomorrow.