Reality Check 2007

We,
the bold and fearless race,
the daily grind,
we face-to-face.

With calculated pride
we chase,
our greedy plunder.

And cast blind eye
to our own world's
pure natural wonder.

But ...
When a gale gives a good blow,
a river swells, o'r normal flow,
earthshaking times,
leaves us to know ...
and understand;

That we;
are but a tiny grain,
of coastal sand.

The Bard

The "Advent Storm" of the North Coast

The headlines of a top newspaper in Germany called this storm the "Advent Storm".

On the 2nd of December the Pacific Northwest was slammed
by a huge storm, with sustained winds of 95 - 110 mile per
hour winds, for about 48 hours.
Top winds are said to have been clocked at 150 miles per hour.

The lights went out on Sunday and didn't return until a week later.
(For most)
My shop has been closed for the duration. Most all residence have lost all the food they once had in their fridges. Ice, water, and candles became hot commodities in the
few shops that could open their doors and operate by torchlight alone.

All roads in and out of the area where closed down due to fallen trees, sink holes,
and actual collapse. Mudslides, flooding, livestock killed, ... just a real mess.

I will be up and running, (hopefully) by next weekend Dec. 14th -16.
I wish all well, and sincerely hope that all will recover quickly and throughly.

The Bard