A Day of Almost-Normalcy

August 15, 2006 - 3:54 PM by Allison

Melly describes the north post-ceasefire:

Early in the morning we had the last siren before the ceasefire and then it took effect.

Homefront Command issued new guidelines for my area, allowing us to leave the house but recommending to stay near them. Still no gatherings are allowed.

I took advantage of today to go shopping with dad, then for a few visits and then a walk with mom. Everybody’s still pretty jumpy and I imagined on at least twenty different occasions hearing the beginning of a warning siren; each time my stomach clenched.

The atmosphere is still pretty tense and not many people are outside. Not many cars either. I don’t know if that’s because half the residents are away or because most are still afraid to leave their homes.

I was supposed to return to Canada today. I’ve delayed the flight so that I could spend some normal time with my family, not just wacky, nutty days. Still, I might go Katyusha touring tomorrow. See some of the sites. Today I “only” saw a road crater. There’s normal for you!

(And if I don’t seem overly happy about my often wished ceasefire, it’s because I’m too mad at our “leaders” and too distraught by the pessimistic voices “promising” another war in six months to two years from now. How can we prevent that?)

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