But she did, apparently. And I'm not sure I can blame her. We're still here at the boat yard. No propane (they're installing a new tank locker), no holding tank (they're installing a new one), no tv (new antenna being installed), almost no internet (we're using my phone's hotspot which gets one bar at best). The overnight low has been in the high 30s and low 40s (we have two small space heaters, one of which we can't turn up all the way because it draws too many amps and blows the circuit, the other one of which has been, hopefully temporarily, repurposed (see below)) And did I mention we're living in a boat yard in Galesville, MD, pop 363. We returned our rental car yesterday and now are for all intents and purposes stranded in this quintessentially small town America town. Not to disparage Galesville; it seems like a nice place to live, but...Jane and I are more determined than ever to leave tomorrow. I guess Isabel decided that was too long and opted to take matters into her own paws. Percy, our highly intelligent but equally highly strung ragdoll, has found a different way to cope with the stress of it all: he's developed a bedwetting problem--ours, that is. So he'll be confined to his own quarters (the starboard aft cabin) at night, with his own food, water, litterbox, and heater in the hopes of retraining him. We're augmenting his training by flooding his environment with calming pheromones: a calming collar, spray, treats, and plug-in diffusers. It's too early to tell if it's helping Percy, but I think our already laid-back Tucker is becoming...eh...catatonic.
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