About hurricanes: we occasionally got tropical storms up in NoVa where I grew up, but I did not understand a *hurricane* until I moved down to Houston. They are unequivocally, 100%, Not Funny. Just pure power and destruction. All thoughts for Louisiana. I hope they're ok.
Yes, hurricanes come every year, but each one is, somehow, a twirling once in your life catastrophe. It's hard to appreciate until you've seen the danged thing just pour water from the sky and the rivers and heavens knows where else on you.
A big hurricane is almost indescribable. I mean you can try, but, words fail. Anyway. Just some thoughts.
Also, an interesting comparative life note: Europeans who have not lived in a typhoon or hurricane zone DO NOT understand at all. I have a lot of European family, and it's all "ah yes we also have rainstorms."
No, you don't.
No, you don't.
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