i live in the dfw area, in the middle of the storm. my store closed midday sunday and hasn’t opened since. i lost power for 36 hours, my apartment was 46° last time i was able to read the thermostat. now that i have power back, they’re turning it off every 45 minutes for 1-2 hours. i’m frustrated and anxious. i have no service. my phone only works when i have wifi. i’m three days behind on all my schoolwork, i’m almost out of dog food so i had to boil carrots and potatoes in case i run out before stores open. i have to give my dogs bottled water because the treatment plan lost power. my store manager can barely contact me about the status of the store because of the cell phone service. every time i get power i have to run and get as much done as i can before it shuts off. citizens are buying tubs of cat litter to throw on the streets because the city isn’t salting. there’s police sirens nonstop and my alarm system is beeping every ten seconds to let me know it’s malfunctioning. i live off a main road and have heard more tires screech, horns blaring and crashes over the past three days than ever before. i have to sit in my car to warm up and charge my phone. i haven’t been able to pick up my mood stabilizer, antidepressant or anxiety meds and i’m almost out. i have three voicemails and four texts from the starbucks emergency alert system. i can’t breathe.
if you get to put your apron on and go make mochas and warm up banana bread, please count your blessings. i would love to be yelled at over almond milk.
texas baristas, i am here for you. keep your head up.
EDIT: i just woke up to a flooded apartment. a pipe froze above us. this is a nightmare.