Hot!
It’s 80 degrees at 9:00PM. I’m perspiring.
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Ain’t gonna happen, but it would be funny
Our new Governor is scheduled to give the State of the State address this morning at 10:00AM. He’s been in office since December 1, about seven weeks. I submit that seven weeks is hardly enough time to get one’s head around everything an entity as large as the state’s government is doing. Here’s my imaginary …
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Over on the Big Island
Lava crosses Cemetery Road in the Puna district of the Big Island of Hawai’i. Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL Story here.
It’s broiling out here!
The high temps have been between 85 and 91 for the past week and the humidity has been in a range from 66 to 71. I’m melting!
Now for the un-prepping
I have jugs and jugs of water I need to pour out. I’m very glad I didn’t need them, though. The canned tuna and Spam and corned beef hash will come in handy in the future, and anyway, hurricane season lasts through November. Two close calls were a-plenty, though. No más, storms, no más!
Away with you, Julio!
We may have dodged this one. Meanwhile, our Governor may have been swamped by a different kind of hurricane. After the first of four printouts, the one with all the absentee ballots and many of the early walk-in ballots, he trails his opponent by 30,000 votes in a Democratic primary election. State Senator David Ige …
Where’s the pool?
From Events Iselle, you won’t take any of our poolside furniture when you go by us! At 5:00AM today she was 70 miles WSW of Hilo and 180 miles SE of Honolulu. Here’s the expected track:
Be prepared
I have every hope that I won’t need this 5-gallon cooler or the other four 2-quart containers of water. I have the same hope that we won’t lose power, as I’ve got a freezer-full of meat and vegetables and bread and burritos and stuffs.
Double trouble
Hawaii News Now Hurricane Tracker We’re gonna get wet and windy, but hopefully no worse than that.
Stores emptying
Considering that neither Iselle nor Julio are expected to be at any more than tropical storm strength by the time they arrive, my fellow residents obviously concluded that their hurricane kits needed updating. And the earlier storm isn’t scheduled to be here till the day after tomorrow! I’m impressed with the pre-planning! (Photo from HawaiiNewsNow) …