I’ve been sitting outside on the balcony, lashed by wind and rain, the weather much worse than earlier. (But nothing to cause worry.) Our little tropical depression has blown into something much more severe. Winds are now up to about 30 or 35 mph and the rain continues to pummel the complex. I sincerely love the conditions and I think about what could have been. (How many of us think this way?) If I could do it all over again (or if I have another life after this one), I’d want to be a meteorologist of extreme weather–a tornado chaser or a hurricane hunter or even a volcanologist. This stuff really makes me feel like I’m alive. What the heck, I’m only 59 (almost) going on 25 (more or less), so why not go back to university and get a degree? Anything’s possible. Right? OGM? N’est pas?
Luckily, I’m up on the second floor of the complex, so I don’t feel like I’m going to get flooded out. However, the rain is now being driven horizontally by the wind, and the water is accumulating on the balcony floor; there is nothing to stop it from flowing into my room. No problem, since I’ve gathered everything up onto higher areas, such as my desk, dresser, tables, etc. Honestly, it’s not a big problem.
Oh, oh, this is real time commentary–the rain water IS starting to come in under my door; I just walked out to see what’s going on and my socks are wet. The builders should have included a 1/2 to 1 inch ledge at the door for just such an eventuality. Scuba gear, anyone? Life vests? More later.
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