Tropical Storm Debby became one of those events in our life where reality far outweighed expectation.
However, I have to say I only appreciate this type of experience when it comes to things like vacations.
Here at our marina we've all agreed that we were pretty complacent about this storm and we consider ourselves very lucky that we didn't sustain any more damage than we did. It doesn't help that our weather forecasters are huge fear mongers and they practically salivate every time a cloud squeezes out a drop of rain.
Which happens nearly every day.
One of our dog park friends cracked us up when he shared a news story he and his wife saw on TV awhile back. It depicted a weather man in full foul weather gear standing next to a (very poorly anchored) stop sign that was flapping madly in the breeze as he announced that residents were fearful and gearing up for a siege of terror.
I've no doubt the poor guy was mortified when right in the middle of his spiel a woman wearing flip flops and carrying a cocktail strolled into the picture and very calmly meandered right past him.
I like the way she was gearing up.
So you can see why people get so complacent when it comes to storms here. After a while we all get sick of Chicken Little screaming that the sky is falling.
However, I do have to admit that Debby did get the better of our SEVERE WEATHER TEAM and even they underestimated her power.
This is the sidewalk that goes around the whole marina. This is what it looked like when poor Hans tripped getting onto the boat and ended up on his back. (I promise I'm not still laughing ;-) )
One liveaboard said that in the 6 years he's lived here this is the first time this has happened.
This picture was taken of the bay on Sunday during the storm.
We thought Debby was on her way out of town and pretty much out of the picture but on Monday night she picked up the marina work shop awning (that was bolted to the cement floor) and tossed it over the fence and into the pool.
We are really hoping that Debby hasn't set a trend for the summer. But all the same we're going to try to be a bit more prepared the next time.
Which will probably be pretty much every week.
However, I have to say I only appreciate this type of experience when it comes to things like vacations.
Here at our marina we've all agreed that we were pretty complacent about this storm and we consider ourselves very lucky that we didn't sustain any more damage than we did. It doesn't help that our weather forecasters are huge fear mongers and they practically salivate every time a cloud squeezes out a drop of rain.
Which happens nearly every day.
One of our dog park friends cracked us up when he shared a news story he and his wife saw on TV awhile back. It depicted a weather man in full foul weather gear standing next to a (very poorly anchored) stop sign that was flapping madly in the breeze as he announced that residents were fearful and gearing up for a siege of terror.
I've no doubt the poor guy was mortified when right in the middle of his spiel a woman wearing flip flops and carrying a cocktail strolled into the picture and very calmly meandered right past him.
I like the way she was gearing up.
So you can see why people get so complacent when it comes to storms here. After a while we all get sick of Chicken Little screaming that the sky is falling.
However, I do have to admit that Debby did get the better of our SEVERE WEATHER TEAM and even they underestimated her power.
This is the sidewalk that goes around the whole marina. This is what it looked like when poor Hans tripped getting onto the boat and ended up on his back. (I promise I'm not still laughing ;-) )
One liveaboard said that in the 6 years he's lived here this is the first time this has happened.
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| Poor little awning. It looks like road kill |
We thought Debby was on her way out of town and pretty much out of the picture but on Monday night she picked up the marina work shop awning (that was bolted to the cement floor) and tossed it over the fence and into the pool.
We are really hoping that Debby hasn't set a trend for the summer. But all the same we're going to try to be a bit more prepared the next time.
Which will probably be pretty much every week.
Now you know why storms are no big deal to us and we head to the beach to see the waves!
ReplyDeleteI've mentioned this on your blog before when you first got to FL. Total stranger to you, but I'm just very local to you. If Wilbur ever needs a place to relax during a storm like this or for any other emergency, I'm right up the road from you (5th Ave N & 59th...I recognize the Marina in your pics...I eat at Wendy's a lot). We only have a small condo, but it doesn't rock, and is on the 2nd floor, so it doesn't often swamp, either! :-D
ReplyDeleteWe dogsit for friends fairly regularly, so even if you just need to head out for a weekend or something, feel free to use me. I know you moderate your comments, so you don't have to list it on the blog. My email is nomadrip@gmail.com, but you should be able to see that.