The maybes of Tropical Storm Fay
Tropical Storm Fay has passed. I'm relieved all she did was dump a lot of rain here because I didn't really feel like polluting the environment with our gas-powered generator and because dealing with insurance companies is a pain.
However, part of me is really disappointed Fay didn't give us a show. I know that sounds twisted and selfish. I think maybe I just get caught up in the excitement.
Maybe I enjoy seeing reporters on the beach getting whipped by wind and stung in the face by rain while tsk-tsking the surfers. And maybe I miss Brian Norcross but feel Phil Ferro will do and neither my husband nor I can turn off the TV weather while storms are a-brewing.
Maybe I just wanted something to blog about.
Or maybe I've been through too many storms and hurricanes (including one that had me driving home from work in the middle of a hurricane because my boss didn't let me go sooner) and I'm the kind of person who looks forward to a challenge.
I'm not sure why I wish Fay was more than a couple of rainy days.
Maybe it's because when I see this:
but the view of my backyard is this:
it's just a little bit of a letdown.
Maybe I should have been a storm chaser or hurricane hunter.
Maybe I'm just crazy!
However, part of me is really disappointed Fay didn't give us a show. I know that sounds twisted and selfish. I think maybe I just get caught up in the excitement.
Maybe I enjoy seeing reporters on the beach getting whipped by wind and stung in the face by rain while tsk-tsking the surfers. And maybe I miss Brian Norcross but feel Phil Ferro will do and neither my husband nor I can turn off the TV weather while storms are a-brewing.
Maybe I just wanted something to blog about.
Or maybe I've been through too many storms and hurricanes (including one that had me driving home from work in the middle of a hurricane because my boss didn't let me go sooner) and I'm the kind of person who looks forward to a challenge.
I'm not sure why I wish Fay was more than a couple of rainy days.
Maybe it's because when I see this:
but the view of my backyard is this:
it's just a little bit of a letdown.
Maybe I should have been a storm chaser or hurricane hunter.
Maybe I'm just crazy!
posted by Holly at Tropic of Mom at 3:28 PM
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12 Comments:
Glad you are safe but I totally understand the disappointment. When we lived in California we wanted to experience an Earthquake so bad!! Like not a people die earthquake but a shaker!
Girl! You are crazy!
I kid. I kid.
I get it though. One year we had a "tropical storm." They were saying it wasn't a hurricane and it's not a big deal. And it was AWFUL! Crazy winds and flooding. Weeks later, weathermen were screaming about a category 1 storm coming and get ready!
I swear. There were maybe 2 leaves on my driveway!
yup, I'm going with the "you're crazy" answer. :)
Oh I get it. I'm a storm lover too.
When Al Roker spoke of this today, I actually thought of YOU. I so feel ya, I secretly would LOVE to be a storm chaser to (UNLESS of course it destroyed my home). :)
I think the newscasters wanted more of a show, too. The poor things had nothing dramatic to report!
I enjoy storms when there's no real DANGER- but it's kinda fun to hide out in your house for awhile and break out the candles for a few hours and eat camping food! :)
Oh gosh you are crazy. Or maybe I'm just a chicken!
I totally understand. My biggest thing was being without power, it's just too dang hot. But there's something in the tension, the anticipation, the obsessive news watching, that breaks you out of the routine. I could definitely do without the downed powerlines. Oh and last time, we had a neighbors aluminum patio roof land on our privacy fence. That sucked.
We all feel that way - it's what makes us crazy Floridians! We spent a lot of time getting ready and Fay stood us up! Ungrateful bee-acch.
Now we're stuck with boxes and boxes of pop-tarts and ho-hos... and someone's got to eat them.
That storm was a tease. The media had built it up as something major, so everyone was all prepared for big goings on. But then it sort of fizzles and you're left waiting. I know the feeling.
I'm with ya. The weather forcasters are so funny to watch. Even the ones in Houston look disappointed when they finally decide that this storm wasn't going to come our way.
Sad as this may sound, I wish that Tropical Storm Fay HAD been a hurricane... then this would be over.
We have been in Orlando since last Sunday, the 17th, and have had rain, rain, rain! I'm not exactly pleased with this. Our yearly reverence for Mickey Mouse is somewhat water-logged at this point.
Thanks for visiting my blog yeasterday.
GF
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