Getting prescriptions filled and everyday stuff. Storm update.

The pharmacy faxed my prescription renewals to the Dr last thursday and they still don't have the approval to refill them. I hate south Florida!  They sent another fax to the Drs today.  Hopefully they'll get approval. I'm out of 2 and am just fed up with the whole thing!

Pat went to the Dr today and her BP was 170 over 96.  The stress is really getting to her too.  He gave her new prescriptions and we did manage to get them filled.  Now I just need to get her to take them as prescribed.

Check out the latest on Irene
The last few visible satellite images show a hint of an eye... while
recent microwave data show an eyewall that is open to the south.
The latest satellite intensity estimates from SAB and TAFB were 77
and 90 kt...respectively...and support maintaining an initial
intensity of 85 kt. The reconnaissance aircraft scheduled to
investigate Irene this morning had issues with the on-board radar.
This required a change in aircraft and the new plane just passed
through the center...reporting a minimum pressure of 980 mb...about
the same as during the previous mission.

A shear analysis from UW-CIMSS shows about 10-20 kt of southwesterly
shear over Irene....and the SHIPS guidance does not weaken this
shear during the next couple of days.  As a result...the SHIPS/lgem
models do not show much strengthening during that time.  On the
other hand...the GFDL/HWRF models are much more aggressive and make
Irene a major hurricane within 24 hours. The new intensity forecast
is higher than the statistical guidance...but not as aggressive as
the GFDL/HWRF. The updated forecast is slightly below the previous
advisory.

Irene has been moving west-northwestward or 295 degrees at 10 kt. A
mid/upper-level trough moving over the northeastern United States
is expected to weaken the western portion of the subtropical ridge
during the next day or so. This should allow Irene to turn
northwestward within the next 24-36 hours...and the track guidance
is in excellent agreement during the first 48 hours. Later in the
forecast period Irene is forecast to turn northward as it rounds
the western portion of the ridge. The spread in the guidance
increases by day three...ranging from the coastal mid-Atlantic
states to well offshore...with the UKMET along the left side and
the GFS/NOGAPS along the right side of the guidance envelope. The
updated track is closest to the ECMWF and is a little left of the
multi-model consensus. It is important to remind users not to focus
on the exact forecast track...especially at days 4 and 5...since
the most recent 5-year average errors at those forecast times are
200 and 250 miles...respectively.

Forecast positions and Max winds

init  23/1500z 20.5n  71.0w   85 kt 100 mph
 12h  24/0000z 21.3n  72.3w   90 kt 105 mph
 24h  24/1200z 22.3n  73.8w  100 kt 115 mph
 36h  25/0000z 23.6n  75.2w  105 kt 120 mph
 48h  25/1200z 25.3n  76.5w  110 kt 125 mph
 72h  26/1200z 29.2n  77.5w  110 kt 125 mph
 96h  27/1200z 33.0n  77.5w  100 kt 115 mph
120h  28/1200z 37.5n  76.0w   65 kt  75 mph...inland

http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/?lat=30.1&lon=-64.6&zoom=4&type=hybrid&units=metric&rad=1&rad.opa=80&rad.stm=0&rad.type=N0R&sat=1&sat.opa=50&sat.gtt1=109&sat.type=IR4&hur=1&hur.wr=0&hur.cod=1&hur.fx=1&hur.obs=1&hur.hd=0&hur.mdl=0&hur.gpce=0&hur.opa=75&hur.opa2=75&hur.img=srg.