Tropical Cyclone Incoming

[msconduct]

The severe storm currently barrelling across the Pacific at us has just been upgraded to a tropical cyclone. Which at least makes me feel we weren't wasting our time today putting away outdoor furniture and clearing a couple of gutters, things I've learned the hard way are much easier to achieve before heavy rain and gale force winds are lashing the property.

Last year I reluctantly had three very large Leylandii cypresses cut down, precisely for this kind of situation. I was worried we'd have fewer birds in the garden, and we do. And we miss the shade on the deck, which we've had to partially replace with a Temu shade sail, which isn't as good. But they were partially dead and only going to get deader, and I was terrified that a strong wind would bring them down on the house, or worse, on a neighbour's house. I loved the trees and I miss them, but I don't miss that terror. And when the forecast turns bad I'm aways relieved that the trees won't be an issue.

Now all I have to do is worry about two friends who both have houses on sloping sections being flooded out. One of them had to have all her carpet replaced last time there was a similar storm.

Comments

[vysila]

I am wishing you strength and good luck in the approaching cyclone. I know it must be very worrying to be in the path of such violent weather. Cutting down the trees was a smart move, hard though it was. I did the same several years ago, cutting down five potentially dangerous trees close to my home and am very glad I did.

[msconduct]

Thank you! These storms have become far more frequent now so I'm sort of used to it, and where I'm situated there isn't a lot of flooding danger, so unless my roof gets ripped off I should be fine. I'm a lot more worried about my friends.