Typhoon Mangkhut has surfaced in town and by all accounts she’s gonna be a whale of a storm.

The tracker I saw put us at the outside edge of the storm’s intensity. Went to bed with some rain happening and I awoke at 0100 when the power (meaning aircon and fan) went out. Wind was gusting hard and the rain was pounding in sideways. I’ve been in the dark ever since, which sucks of course. Still glad I’m not living in one of the many shantytowns around here. I can only imagine how scary this storm must be for them.

Thus far this is the only “damage” I’ve suffered. That’s my new black trashcan out in the middle of the road. I was able to retrieve it prior to it surprising some unsuspecting motorist.

What a typhoon looks like from my living room balcony. It’s hard to get a good picture of wind, isn’t it?

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world my kids in South Carolina are dealing with the impact of Hurricane Florence. They are in Columbia, about a hundred miles inland, so hopefully they will not have any problems weathering the storm. It was kind of funny exchanging be safe messages with them last night/this morning.

Looks like I’ll be stuck inside for the duration. Not sure what I’ll do when the battery goes on my laptop. First world problems can be so frustrating!