Ian really veered south/east - good for Tampa but horrible for Ft. Myers, as the storm made landfall before it had a chance to weaken. Still wish for the best for all of you down there.

It sure felt great to shit, shower, and shave this morning after being without power since yesterday afternoon. Am definitely not ready to be The Underground Man if it means living without basic amenities. Hah. Feel the same way about the internet--it can be a source of vexation and amplify many of society's ills, affect a person's life for the worse, be a chimera, a waste of time, whatever--but in times of uncertainty, it's probably better to have some sort of connection to it. Can also see now that owning a watch that also functions as a source of illumination would be a sound investment.

Anyway, things were kinda crazy for a while, where we are, but not quite as choppy as elsewhere in the state. If you watch the morning news, you'll see that some locales and neighborhoods got flooded or ripped up pretty badly. I have to ask around and see how others are doing. Here, it seems it'll mostly be windy for the rest of the day, and then we'll have at least a week of sunny weather, during which all of the fallen fronds and branches and twigs can dry out.

Lastly, saw this yesterday morning and it reminded me of something, but I couldn't get a handle on it...almost on the tip of my tongue, though...hmmm:

DaveA wrote: Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:01 amLastly, saw this yesterday morning and it reminded me of something, but I couldn't get a handle on it...almost on the tip of my tongue, though...hmmm:

I don't understand why the weather map pluralized the word, as it's only showing one Naple.

Really hoped it would somehow just hit DeSantis

In a perfect world Mar-a-Lago would be flooded and I would have posted the fake picture of it. But the internet is shit so use your imagination about it

Here we go again.

Stay safe, DaveA and other Floridians.

BTW, I was in an earthquake when I was in California a couple of weeks ago. First earthquake ever for me. (The Californians in the room looked at each other and collectively said "meh". It was only a 5.0.)

Thanks!

But I saw the movie Threads the other night and in light of that don't feel fazed by this. Just treating it as yet another inconvenience.

PRF Michigan, let us know when you need us to come and dig y’all out.

Dave N. wrote: Mon Nov 21, 2022 9:04 pm PRF Michigan, let us know when you need us to come and dig y’all out.

Yeah, wow, they got a lot of snow.. though... aside from the Sierra Nevadas or other mountainous regions... I've never heard of anyone getting anywhere remotely near the 77 inches of snow they got in 48 hours in Buffalo, NY. So insane.

Not sure if any of you all (or your families) are from Mississippi, but yikes, that was a rough night last night and I hope you are all okay.