Wow the weather here has gotten pretty darn severe, which is intimidating considering how little of the hurricanes causing all this are actually making their way all the way up here. The wind isn't a factor, but we're getting some incredible downpours at the moment in spite of being nowhere near the brunt of this spent storm. Strangely, there's some commercial running on TV lately showing a mailman cheerfully delivering mail during a hurricane... an odd choice during a tropical storm season that's seen so many fatalities. Anyway, here's hoping you and yours are staying safe and dry during all this if your area is being impacted... some nasty stuff is going on.

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