There’s been talk about fearless knitters online lately – taking on projects that you normally wouldnt. Trying things that you’ve stayed away from. But I have to remark on fearless knitters of another kind.
Wednesday July 23rd somewhere about 4:15 in the afternoon, the EAS warning comes over the TV – you know those “in the case of an actual emergency you would have been notified” etc etc messages. I seriously cant remember ever hearing anything other than the test message – until Wednesday when the message is, people in the Taunton area should take cover immediately, go to your basement, abandon mobile homes, if you’re outside find a ditch and cover your head” Are you seriously joking? Tornado warnings headed right for us – so I sat, freaking out in my basement watching the little pink dot get closer and closer as I contemplated if I needed to be just in the basement or if I should be hiding under our pool table! I watched, stayed on my cell phone and amused my family and friends with what a ridiculous chick I was.
All the while, I sat thinking – but there’s knitting tonight! Of course the pink dot went past, the sky never turned green, there was no tornado (lots of very heavy wind, massive thunder and lightening and downpours of rain, but no funnel clouds). The sun came out in plenty of time to gather up my projects and head to the other side of town.
I had pretty much figured that I was one of maybe a handful of people that would bother heading to knit tonight – but what can I say, I’m obsessed. Not only did we have 7 of our regulars, but we had 3, count em 3 new members to the Taunton Stitch and Bitch (welcome to Meghan, Caroline and Wendy!). I guess I’m not the only one who’s obsessed – and I guess we are all pretty fearless.
Great fun – even as the skies opened up when it was time to leave (aww what a shame, a few more rows got done).
I love our group – fearless in many ways!