Isaac a dud

We're very happy to say that Tropical Storm Isaac was, for us at least, a dud.

We did a lot of work to prepare, to tie things down, to be ready, and...nothing. Well, not really nothing. We got about half-an-inch of rain and 35-40 knot winds but that's it. And honestly, we're grateful.

Elaine has been in a couple of tornadoes; I've been in or very near four. We both agreed we don't really need/want to experience a hurricane. Last year Hurricane Irene went right over us. Fortunately (for us anyway) she'd dumped all her rain on the eastern third of the island. All we got was 70-80 knot winds. Seventy to 80 knots winds are nothing to sneeze into. They are dangerous and deserve respect. But - we had 60-70 knot winds in Michigan, usually when it was about 10 degrees. Here at least it's 80 degrees. Anyway, the point is Irene is as close to a "real" hurricane as I want to get.

Tropical Storm Joyce, the next one in line, is already churning across the Atlantic but she's already well north of us. The surfers are all hoping she pushes some waves our way.