A NEW BRUNSWICKER IN THE MIDDLE OF EMILY!!!!!

Hi: live, from downtown progreso, yucatan, mexico. it is the emily countdown
show!

We have basically everything done, some small things to make me feel better, but the die is cast, what will be will be.


Right now it is starting to get dark, the sunset is hidden behind a layer of
clouds, nice day for a swim.

Lots of people walking around and looking, nothing open, many people holding their breath.

The tension is not bad here, it will get much worse when it gets dark.

The eye is going to travel across the yucatan in the night, so it will seem worse.

The coast of quintana roo, and particularly cozumel is now getting the outside
bands of wind and rain.

The forecast is 10 feet of water to come in on the coast, which will extend up to 10 miles inland before it runs out of steam.

Here we have no idea how much water will come in from the ocean, but many
people have taken their vehicles to merida, 24 miles inland.

Within the next half hour i will be turning off the gas at the tank,
and all the shut-off valves in the system.

We may be getting hundred mile an hour wind, there is no way to know if the tie-downs are sufficient to hold the tanks in place and then i have to wrap the fridge in plastic and wrap the water pump, on the chance that we get 3 feet of water here.

That would flood the lower floor and ruin the electric motors. need to save them and it is cheaper to wrap in plastic than replace.

On the bright side, now that the rooms are all empty of furniture and junk, we
can paint the last rooms that need it.

Small comfort, but one must be optimistic.

We will be running the computer until the power cuts off or the wind gets too
high, whichever happens first. at this moment we are taking the last of
the hot showers, and relaxing.

In my computer i have stored a random selection of pictures from the area.

After the storm passes i will revisit the same places and take the same pictures. then i will create a story and publish it so that anyone can see.

I am hoping it will be boring, but i am afraid it may be interesting.

Will write again later tonite.