Please allow me to interject my feelings about Mother Nature

Realistically, what could they do if a tsunami was indeed on the way? “We’re going to take dozens of preschoolers up on the roof and pray it all works out.” And it isn’t like they are negligent for not having a better plan. How do you even plan for that?

 

I don’t know what they’d do if there was a real threat. We don’t live by the coast and the flow of rivers is to the north away from. Plus the mountains.

But if we were coastal? No idea. Pray there’s enough time to throw kids into cars and head for the hills?

Actually my real worry is earthquake. I’m required by law to stay at the school in the event of an emergency. I don’t know what we’d do if there’s a big one and the daycare is damaged and I’m ordered to stay. Abandon the school (which will likely have students gtfo’ing anyway) or stay and pray my dad can get him. My wife works an hour out without panic traffic.

 

News of the tsunami evacuation — and its cancellation — broke while I landed and had a layover at the Oakland airport.

It made me wonder, if my connecting flight had been at SFO, how the hell would they evacuate that place?

 

Tornado touches down in Santa Cruz County not far from the Mystery Spot but well away from Santa Cruz proper.



The tornado did some good damage for not being that big.

 

Grrrrrrr. Nine days before Christmas and I'm sitting in the dark because a mild thundershower knocked out power to my entire town. This isn't April. I also have a load of laundry stuck in mid-cycle.