Thursday, August 25, 2011

Irene Update

So this morning, the outlook for us regarding Irene is looking much better.  (The rest of the east coast is a whole other story.)  While we are still in the red,





at least we are not in the purple.  (And why is purple the color for the worst part?  Purple is a nice, soothing color.  What did purple do to get associated with doom?)

We are under a tropical storm watch, but a tropical storm ain't nothin!  We'll pick up the yard and play inside.  The same thing we've been doing since January since it is always too cold, too hot, or too rainy to play outside.

The official forecast is for 2 - 4 inches of rain (which we desperately need to put out a 2-month-old forest fire in the next county) and for winds to remain below 50 mph.  That works.  While our roof is rated to withstand a Category 3 storm, I would be really grateful not to have to find out if the claim is true.


However, if there was ever a reason to be optimistic, it's that Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel is not heading our way.  Phew.

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