Book Board Chat

DH got the patio furniture and grill put away and also cleared the garage where he had his woodworking equipment set up so that the car can go back into the garage. And thank goodness the township made my neighbor take down the tree that has been dropping huge limbs on our house and property for years. It was nerve-racking even during summer rains. I suspect that a lot of limbs and maybe trees will end up coming down in my neighborhood. Every bad storm brings some down but last fall was esp bad with many falling on houses. People just don't seem to understand that 70 year old oak trees and maple trees that haven't been pruned for years or have been come root bound are not the best thing to have close to your house - no matter how much you like the shade! Take the old ones down, esp the ones that you can clearly see are sick and plant another tree!!

@bethofvt Beth Cowboys! LOL I had forgotten that reference to linemen! They could have been headed anywhere - hard to say. I just know that when a list of power companies who were sending crews was read on a local radio station, our power company was not on the list. I was glad that they were no since the storm is to move inland and we could have to contend with our own down power line. In fact from the articles that I have read this storm could affect those in Ohio such as @ohliz Liz I did think that they were being sent out really early to be ready for a storm that is not expected to hit until Tuesday, but then realized you want the feet on the ground when it happens and also why wait for the rain and high winds to start and have to contend with that in driving.

@10bbg10 Helen Thanks, appreciate hearing that. Oh my goodness, did DH and I have a good laugh about the phone call to the power company. He really did LOL!. By the way, I saw your post earlier this morning about the earthquake that hit the coast of British Columbia, but it didn't register with me that was where the younger son is! It wasn't until I went to look up history of severe weather in Hawaii that I saw the headlines that it hit me that BC is where LLB is. Gee, worrying about the one on the East coast and what is to come and meanwhile the one on the west coast is getting more than a shake, rattle and roll. I did look at the maps and saw that Vancouver was not at the center of the red zone, but a bit south in the orange zone. Looking forward to hearing from him today during our weekly call.

Anyway, in regard to severe weather in Hawaii, it is on the uncommon side but does happen. I did recall hearing about some violent and devasting storms in past history, but didn't do too much reseach since I got sidetracked with the BC earthquake. I did come across this from last spring.

This size of the hailstones are unbelievable! One is the size of a handful!

Flooding, landslides and even a tornado recently pummeled the Hawaiian Islands.
March 12, 2012

The National Weather Service in Honolulu confirmed that an waterspout moved onshore as an EF-0 tornado in Lanikai around 7:10 AM local time Friday morning. The twister then continued southwestward, impacting parts of the Enchanted Lakes Subdivision in Kailua.

http://tinyurl.com/9utldbs

I dunno but this is the type of weather that will have the "it's the end of the world" people out in full force. Of course, this type of weather has been going on for eons around the world, but people never heard about it like they do now.