Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
Unlike in the Northeast where I grew up, the arrival of summer in South Florida is not exactly a greatly anticipated event. Unless you are still a student savoring the freedom of a two month hiatus from school, all summer brings is the challenge of remaining dry as you walk from your car to your office in the oppressive humidity and the constant fear of seeing the next big storm heading our way on the dreaded Doppler radar screen. How can we escape thoughts of hurricanes on the horizon when we are bombarded with Hurricane preparedness columns and TV segments everywhere we turn?
Over the past few years I have adopted an "If you can't beat em, join em" mindset. Every chance I get, I don the appropriate attire, including a large brimmed straw hat and duck boots, slather on the sunscreen and head outdoors to attend to my gardens and fruit trees. In fact, last weekend as I toiled in my gardener's get up, covered with grime, a repair man approached me asking if Mr. Frye was home. He refused to accept that I was, indeed, said man.
I even put together my take on storm preparedness based on my own and clients' experiences and the realization that just as you can plan for uninterrupted power by installing a generator before the storm season, you can do a lot to remain "financially empowered" as well! To help minimize some of the stress that can result from being displaced by a storm, or from suffering damage to your property, there are steps you can take now to remain "empowered" in those situations.
Remaining Empowered
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