Shortly after Hurricane Charley tore through, Florida got whipped again by Hurricane Frances. And with winds still gusting, now folks are worried about Hurricane Ivan.
Hawaii has gone so long without a hurricane strike, it's scary. The next one, I fear, will be a big one. And it'll hit after we've all become used to false alarms, and a few missing shingles, and - in Honolulu - the assumption that the storm will always turn at the last minute and take out a neighbor island instead.
The hurricane season is relatively young, but so far here in the Pacific things are relatively quiet. Then again, Howard's out there, which means an "I" storm is far behind. And history has shown that we have good reason to worry about those "I" storms (Iniki, Iwa).
Do you have any particularly vivid memories of hurricanes past? How do you think you'll fare when the next one inevitably hits?
Hawaii has gone so long without a hurricane strike, it's scary. The next one, I fear, will be a big one. And it'll hit after we've all become used to false alarms, and a few missing shingles, and - in Honolulu - the assumption that the storm will always turn at the last minute and take out a neighbor island instead.
The hurricane season is relatively young, but so far here in the Pacific things are relatively quiet. Then again, Howard's out there, which means an "I" storm is far behind. And history has shown that we have good reason to worry about those "I" storms (Iniki, Iwa).
Do you have any particularly vivid memories of hurricanes past? How do you think you'll fare when the next one inevitably hits?
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