The good news ! I'm flying first class. The bad news ! I'm flying into a monster storm Washington hasn't seen the likes of since 1962.
Chinook Observer,
The approaching storm for this weekend, the third of three major weather systems including a cyclone that will begin impacting the coast on Thursday, “is not only nearly as intense as the 1962 Columbus Day storm but shares a common origin: both started as typhoons over the western Pacific. The Columbus Day Storm had its origin as Typhoon Frieda, taking over a week to get across the Pacific.
If I survive, what I suspect will be a turbulent approach, I'll be pointing the rental car to the Pacific from Seattle and muttering, " Cyclone be damned." The duration was supposed to be 10 days of real estate googling and beach therapy. I may be looking at this as a baptism.
My brother and his wife recently experienced Matthew in N.C. . From what I could gather their Beach house may not be... and the primary home suffered kitchen ceiling damage. This was from a hurricane. My question is : What is the difference between the three blow hards--hurricane, cyclone and typhoon?
So, somehow a hurricane and a typhoon are regionally specific. Sort of like witches. One is a bad witch from the East and the other is also a 'bad' witch .... always from the West. A cyclone is also region specific to the West but......that's where I brain freeze the definitions between a typhoon and a cyclone. Wind speed and mph's come in to play. In either case I'll be driving into two out of three of them. I love the Northwest!
Now that I have a clearer definition of what I'll be driving into, another question is, " what do I watch out for?" A house falling out of the sky or sea serpents on the horizon? No doubt I'll be watching out for a Walmart.... I may need a change of pants. (drum snare) map
So, the bad news is : If I encounter my demise, the blog will live on ! Kind of like my last breath preserved in formaldehyde. Let me say now, thank you all (all ten of you) for considering me your friend and family. I'm sorry I'll miss the family reunion....I'll be there in spirit. The good news: I miss the election outcome !
Prayers welcomed.
