Author Archives: The Hermes

I got this from an Email my sister-in-law sent me.  Don’t know the author, but pretty accurate. Welcome to Minnesota. You probably have a lot of questions. We don’t blame you. It’s cold (it’s been colder, as someone already told … Continue reading →

We took another trip up north again in November.  One thing a little different this time was we hauled a 65 inch TV in our van for one of our friends.  They were down in Florida for a few days … Continue reading →

As you know, we belong to a boat club down here.  Each member is in charge of setting up a boat trip.  When your year comes up, you pick a month and then you decide on the place to go … Continue reading →

Last time I posted, it was a most important subject of farting.  I am here to report that the consensus is……..AYE wins it.  As one person put it, some of us are at the age where we can’t help but … Continue reading →

So I was at my gym today, I know, unbelievable huh?  Anyway, I had finished my workout and was in the shower when I bent over to wash my feet and a little fart escaped my butt, brrrrrrttttt.  Of course … Continue reading →

I snarfed these pictures off the internet.  This is what hurricane damage should look like.  a maria  down in the keys  Hope that guy had good insurance  Good luck getting those off I’m glad we didn’t come home to this.

After calling several times a day to the power company, the power was finally restored to our place on the Thursday after Irma hit.  We were lucky that the guy who weathered the storm at our condo building works for … Continue reading →

Sunday we crowded around the TV and watched the drama unfold.  Gary and I have a Hurricane app on our phone that shows the predicted path of the hurricane. The red line on the left is the predicted path of … Continue reading →

We left Cape Coral at 3:30 in the morning on Wednesday.  We had heard that people were evacuating in droves and the highway 75, which is the main route on the West side of the state, was packed.  We also … Continue reading →

The Tuesday before the hurricane hit and a day before we left, we started scrambling to get packed, get the condo, hopefully, some what flood proof, and to help our neighbor get his boat out of the water.  The only … Continue reading →