But no problems, I didn't even have to fire up the generator this time. The power flickered a lot, but all the backup UPS boxes just beeped, TV and computers stayed on. One of the dogs refuses to go outside and do her business, but eventually her bladder will force her to make a decision. (Hopefully, that decision won't include the living room carpet)
Here's Hurricane Wilma, this morning around 10:00 AM, the eye's already out to sea. The ocean is due east about 100 yards straight out from the camera view, so it's the winds from the north pushing through in this photo, part of Wilma's western wind field. Note the angle of the rain, gusts were up to 75mph, relatively weak for a Cat II hurricane, but still tough to stand against. That's why these pics were taken from my now screenless back porch:
A little further to the right:
And one more panned further right:
Note that while the bonehead neighbor's trampoline stayed in place, one of his trees snapped and dropped across his phone and cable lines. It was the sound of the wind and his snapping tree that woke me up around 7:30 AM
I'm gonna walk the dog around the block here in a few minutes, camera in hand. Could be interesting, but I think my neck of the woods did quite well this time.
