Hurricane Kyle

Well folks Kyle came and he left. By the time he got to where I live it was down graded to a Tropical Storm. We did have some high winds, with storm surge, but nothing as bad as was feared. Some parts of the province were harder hit and had some property damage and downed trees as well as power outages, but overall we fared very well.

The good new is that people were ready this time, unlike 5 years ago when Hurricane Juan hit. It's nice to know that people actually learned from the last hurricane and even though we didn't need it we were all prepared. History is the greatest teacher.

It's Crazy Isn't It?

Jayjay

Tropical Storm Kyle

5 years ago tomorrow Nova Scotia was hit with a rather damaging hurricane named Juan. It took us a long time to recover and some of the recovery is still in progress. Tomorrow we are awaiting a visit from Tropical Storm Kyle with predictions of winds just below hurricane strength and up to 100 mm of rain. Now I usually enjoy a good storm, my home is located on ocean frontage property and it can be brutal and beautiful at the same time, but I'm not opening welcoming arms for Kyle.

We have spent the day battening down the hatches and making sure we have batteries and other necessary supplies, since after Juan we went for a week without electricity, but I'm hoping the preparation is all for naught and Kyle loses his strength or better yet leaves us alone totally. Anyway according to the meteorologists we should be prepared, it's pretty much a sure thing and will hit around mid afternoon tomorrow and go through most of the night. So I'll say a prayer that it's not that bad, that no-one gets hurt, and the damage will be minimal and hopefully it will be answered. If not, then we will once again pick up the pieces (literally) just as we did 5 years ago and life shall move forward. As I said I enjoy a good storm, but I think maybe this one not so much.

It's Crazy Isn't It?

JayJay