monday morning doomcast: both more and less grim

the center of the storm is now expected to pass right over us, so our winds will be a little higher. otoh, most of the rain we're expected to get will fall before the winds peak, which should help our trees remain in the upright and locked position. i still expect electricity will fail at some point.

early afternoon doomcast: recreation segment

since the governor has ordered everybody off the roads and since no actual work is getting done today, why not raspberry wine with lunch?

it was literally lip-smacking good, something i rarely say (or do). i've had the bottle open for a few weeks, and that's improved its flavor. the little bit of tartness is gone, and it's picked up a bit of mellowness.

channel 211 3:11 doomcast: heigh, ho, the wind and the rain!

the wind has risen to a continuous, hollow roar. the fun should beging shortly.

doomcast: looking up!

as i hoped, the rain has ended here, and the winds are just starting to get really exciting (~35kts gusting to 50kts).

channel 211 23:11 doomcast: all quiet on the central front

based on surface wind reports, it appears that the center of the storm is just north of us. weather from wilmington is is reporting winds from the west at 8mph, while KILG AWOS is reporting winds of 17014KT (170°, 14kts). wind speeds pick up as we go south.

the worst should be over, but with the winds becoming increasingly southerly, we may have a tree fall in an inconvenient direction. it does seem that we lucked out, in that news reports and the local electricity monopoly's boo-boo reports indicate more serious damage both north and south of us.