Hi: we, again, still in the dark, and enjoying every minute, so far.
The power is still on, the computer line is still working, and the coffee is
fresh. (we are saving the kahlua for when the power goes off, in the meantime
we are using milk from the fridge)
The winds have started to blow, from the north.
No worse than the norte´s in the winter, as of this moment. the eye of emily is over cozumel, so we are now about 14 hours to go, maybe as much as 18.
The major nasty winds will not arive for another couple of hours, but we may lose the power sooner, so i am sending this now to reassure you that we are fine, so far. ( as the man who fell off a 30 story building said to people while passing the 20th floor!)
One major change has taken place: we have taken down the large hurricane zone
map from the wall.
Saving it for later, will take pictures before we clean it in preparation for the next hurricane. and the wall clock is now face down in the storeroom, beside the glass from the front doors.
We have been looking at the pictures of florida and other islands of
the hurricnes aftermath, and we are not going to have as dramatic pictures
as in destin, florida or other places like that.
The reason is simple: the standard building material here is concrete blocks, with stucco on top.
If we get many pictures of ruined buildings the same as florida, we will be opening a bank account for charitable deposits for the poor, impoverished and
devastated residents of progreso!! (of course, my name is already on the account,
But only for convenience sake) there is an injustice being perpetrated here by murphy, or some other inimical force.
I have 6 cases of beer and rum and tequila and other alcoholic drinks, and i can not finish one drink before i fall asleep!!!
At new years i had one (count it:1) rum and coke, and fell asleep before midnight!! had to be carried to bed, missed the party!!
So now i have all the dreams of my youth when i was poor and could not afford the alcohol and beer, and no ability to take advantage of it!!!
So, i will send this now, to be sure you get it. if you do not hear from us for
4 or 5 days it is because the power and phone lines are down.
Eemily is being compared to hurricane gilberto, which completely wipoed out the north
shore in 1988.
Of course, all the building were wood then, and the beach was actually 50
feet farther out from where it is now, but the people survived quite nicely.
and they are still complaining that the storm ruined the fishing industry!!
We are going to have to find something to complain about, after we give
appropriate thanks for being alive to complain at all!
Our family of guests decided to go to the big city for the storm. some thought
this would be a great new experience, but some thought this was a lousy way to
commit suicide, so they went.
They are hoping to come back on tuesday, if the roads are open. i even offered a discount to them, but no takers.
Having fun here, hope you are there david
Hi: as you can see by the title, we have had some power problems.
The winds are now up to 35 mph, from the north. the waves are building, almost
covering the beach.
No worse than the norte in january for water, but an indication of things to come. we are now at 5:10 in the morning, and are listening to glass and other misc.
Stuff being blown around.
Some lights from the building have fallen, and others from neighbouring buildings have broken. we are going to close up shop and go to bed, not much point to being up.
It has been a long day.
Good night all
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