Our weather service report is characteristically calm, almost bland:"Hurricane Bill, now a Category 4 hurricane, remains a potential threat to Bermuda. The first onset of the hurricane will be increasing swell and surf on South Shore beaches late Thursday through Friday. Tropical storm force winds are expected to develop late Friday into Saturday. Otherwise light winds and a few showers will prevail."
The storm's projected path has shifted away from us (i.e. towards the US), and this is an instance where distance is a good thing. The nearest it is now projected to be within 72 hours is 213 nautical miles, on Saturday morning - last night was 150 nautical miles.
Perhaps buying hurricane supplies is like carrying your umbrella when it looks like rain, or washing your car - your chance of needing them drops.
Red dawn, a semi-clear sky with piles of clouds like sailing ships. It has rained recently - the streets are still wet. I've just given all the porch drainholes a good clearing out, and now hear the splish splash of water draining out of all 12 of them - six on my private porch, six on the walkway porch. It has been pooling and obviously slow to drain, so clogged drainports seemed a likely culprit.
Now, at not quite 7, I will go get ready to scoot out on the 'early' bus.
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