House of Zathras

You see that pink area along Florida/Alabama? Where I work and live?
It’s going to get mighty wet.

And actually, folks, this may sound sadistic, but I’d rather have Ida come through as Cat1 than the level below, a Tropical Storm. That’s because a TS is slower and dumps lots and lots and lots and lots and lots more rain. A hurricane will have more speed and move through the area quickly.

They just damn well better close the schools, because I ain’t driving across umpteen creeks and the bay in a Tropical Storm. Flash flooding will take out so many people in situations like that. Not too many years ago, a TS blew up on the coast over night, and I wound up (unknowingly) driving to school in the middle of it. The bay was up and covering the road in many places. The wind was so loud that I could barely hear the radio at full blast. The particular highway I was on is bordered on the opposite side by a big swamp. There was no turning around. And that’s why I drive an SUV. I made it through the flooded roads without a problem. Fortunately, it was daylight and you could see the roads…otherwise I would not have gone. Not even half the students made it to school. Parents would call me, asking if the school was open. I told them it was, but to keep their child safe. So many cars that day were flooded out because this particular storm came out of nowhere.

I just hope the school board errs on the side of caution and closes the school on Tuesday. It’s just too risky.

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