Not much wind to speak of, but if it even gets damp the local skid all over. They can’t figure out that SUVs can’t drive on water, even if there’s a fish on the back. 😈

there was a tense half hour or so as i waited for my shyest one to come out of hiding. usually i can lure her out of wherever by opening a can of food, but not this afternoon. i was on the verge of leashing up the dog and going out into the rain and the gloom to look for her, but she finally slipped into view on her way to check out the planters i’d brought inside.

from there she slipped back into the ether somewhere, but at least all the doors and windows are closed, so i know she’s in here somewhere.

ok, now i’m ready for whatever ida brings.

Bad news for people around the Mississippi/Alabama line but good news for my Mother’s Bunko Club which gets a bit testy when they have to cancel a meeting, even for the occasional hurricane or wildfire.

Or something. Be safe, Bryan.
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I had high hopes that Claudette was it, but that’s what I get for hoping.

I thank you all for your thoughts.

By all of the normal indicators, this thing should be collapsing, i.e. moderate wind shear, dry air in the area, cooler water, but it has managed to spin up to the point where it is 6 mph below the level for a category 3 storm. You have to go back to 1985 to find another hurricane that came ashore this late in the season.

The old rules don’t seem to apply any more.