mattie g

I hate the idea of a warm Halloween. Not sure why...just annoying.

If. Aunt. Balls. Uncle.

New normal...

To all of you who saw the aurora last night...

Good

No thanks.

So it sounds like Cat 7 is on the table. Seriously though...that is truly unreal. Seems like you only hear about these kinds of measurements in massive super typhoons in the West Pacific. I saw someone from a town along Tampa Bay post on a friend's Facebook feed saying something like "I'm ready, but but not ready, if you know what I mean" and said he was sticking it out. That's just not a good idea. I understand the sentiment of wanting to stay to do all you can to keep your house and possessions safe, but in the face of a storm like this I just can't imagine deciding not to leave.

My beer drinking has taken a nosedive in the last year. Wife and decided that we needed to drop and few lbs, so one of the first things I did was to curb my beer drinking. By the time this summer came around I found myself rarely having a beer, and when I did it was usually some sort of light pilsner or the like. I figure I'll have a big stout from time to time once things actually get chilly, but for now I'm still enjoying my vodka drinks and crispy bois!

My parents sold their house in Zephyrhills (just NE of Tampa) back in the spring and decided to forego getting another second home. Curious to see how that spot fares, but I know they're glad not to have to worry about a property in the path of Milton.

I f*cking hate this weather.

We had about an hour or so of drizzle here in Burke around noontime today, but I see some blue skies poking through outside my office window.

Drugs

Deal

Cat 7 or bust

Hell of a block though

It's going to be a pretty interesting few days for some parts of the sub, so I say do it.

I think if Helene had a couple more hours over water then she could get there. I'm just not sure I can make that call without a bit more time for her to strengthen.

But...I don't really *want* to do it.

I think it's going to get to Category 7. Lots of hot water and all that kind of stuff. Could be wrong, but I think I know enough to make a bold call.

We may have gotten a little less than you, but either way I'm getting kind of tired of the clouds and precip. We certainly can use it, but it's just draaaaaaaaaaaaaagging out now...

I told myself last fall that I'd aerate and seed this year. Nope...didn't do it.

HWRF has Helene getting to 918 mb

Only issue I have is that it's pretty dreary...

Rained pretty damn hard for an hour or two yesterday afternoon in my corner of Burke, with the nearby CoCoRaHs reporting 0.87" for the day. That brings us to about 1.75" for the week. Pretty impressive, actually.