Batten down the hatches, we ain't done yet

[annathepiper]

Oh geez, now we're also going to have high winds to deal with this weekend, too?

This is a High Wind Watch, people, talking about 50-70mph sustained winds and gusts up to 70-90mph. I strongly recommend keeping an eye on this. If it actually happens this sounds like it's going to be one of the most severe windstorms we've experienced for a while.

It doesn't look like Kenmore's going to be in the direct line of fire for this but we will probably be on the edges. And that'll be plenty annoying. This is going to be one of those times I hope that the weather forecasters are actually wrong.

ETA 5:35pm: There's a Special Weather Statement up now too that references another likely snowstorm coming in, along with the "wind event". So assuming that this does actually happen, this weekend is shaping up to be full of Suck.

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[casirafics.livejournal.com]

I believe that could be summed up with "oh, crap."

[annathepiper]

Yeah, this is a bit too much weather excitement for my vacation. Looks like Dara and I are going to have go out again tomorrow and get Stuff.

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

The one two years ago was worse; we were gusting to the century mark. I felt the Treehouse shift on its foundations a bit (thank goodness for earthquake strapping!); we later figured out it had actually *moved* a couple inches. None the worse for wear, but yeep! If it hadn't actually been strapped down...

(And me without a Piglet icon for the Blustery Day....)

[annathepiper]

Sure, they may well be wrong. I hope they're wrong in this case. But for 70-90mph gusts, I'm willing to be at least a little concerned. *^_^*;; Power outages do, after all, suck.

There's a Special Weather Statement up now as well that references the high winds. They're sounding pretty sure, at any rate.

[annathepiper]

You'll note I didn't say that this forthcoming thing would be the worst, merely one of the worst. ;)

'Cause yeah, the storm a couple of years ago? That did, as it were, blow.

[firni.livejournal.com]

I'd like to move somewhere that doesn't suck, please. Seems like el nino, la nina, doesn't matter... winters just keep getting more sucktastic.

[annathepiper]

This seems to be an unusual amount of suck for these parts. I am suspecting a conspiracy to coincide with my vacation! I'm LOOKING AT YOU, Weather Gods!

[gerimaple.livejournal.com]

global weirding at work (a friend calls it that under circumstances that make "global warming" a total misnomer)

[kieri.livejournal.com]

The weather gods are saying "Flee to Hawaii, home of Obama, where it is 85 and you can eat fresh pineapple for breakfast _every day_."

I think they own a jet ski business there or something. Bastards.

[annathepiper]

Mmmm, Hawaii. I do need another souvenir Elvis T-shirt. ;)