The Current Situation

Hurricane Ian follies, part 7: Just use the unlubricated kind!

There are still a lot of prudes here in the Excited States, as evidenced by these headlines, listed in order…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian progress report: Hangin’ in there

The wind continues to blow, and the rain keeps coming down, but we still have power and there’s no apparent…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian progress report: The view from here

With Kevlar sheets covering our windows, our view outside is mediated through our video doorbells and side camera. It’s raining…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian follies, part 5: A cat person has entered the discussion

I get the feeling that some cat people entertain fantasies about being able to “go” in a box, just like…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian follies, part 4: We’re still a long way from the “improvise your own toilet” stage

Here’s an amusing discussion on Facebook about makeshift toilets that you can improvise if Hurricane Ian disrupts the water system:…

2 years ago

Hurricane Ian progress report: Where Ian is, and where we are

Where we are — the Seminole Heights neighborhood in Tampa — the rain has begun to fall in earnest, and…

2 years ago

Hurricane tip: Don’t fill your generator with high-octane corn syrup!

Okay: in the absence of ethanol-free gasoline, you can run a gasoline-powered generator with fuel that has up to 10%…

2 years ago

“Deploy the hurricane kevlar!”

Hurricane Ian is bearing down on Accordion Bay! In response, we’ve deployed the latest of our anti-hurricane measures: kevlar. We…

2 years ago