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Damage Report
First off, me and mine are OK. I know the rest of the world can hardly be expected to notice yet another typhoon hitting our little island this year, but let me tell you, this one was by far the worst. It has caused destruction on a scale I have not seen in person since the Hanshin earthquake almost a decade ago (although, luckily, it wasn’t nearly as destructive as that). The big river that runs through Sumoto overflowed for the first time in anyone’s memory (perhaps the first time, ever), as did most of its branches and tributaries. The city, for the most part, was not prepared for flooding…
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Humbolt Squid off of Long Beach
If you live in Los Angeles and you want to go fishing for squid, right now is the time to do it- apparently these large squid were spotted as far North as Washington state. If you want to go salt water fishing, then you have a free source of bait waiting for you on the beach. The seagulls must be having a feast! Fishing for Humbolts would kick the pants off of cuttlefish fishing on Awaji, but I still wouldn’t go squid fishing even if I had the chance. They just can’t fight that well, and there’s always the possibility of being shot with a stream of brine, or even…
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Riding the Big Lizard (Typhoon Tokage)
So typhoon Tokage (lizard) almost washed me and my poor car away (liveblogging posts are on my sidebar today; here is the permanent link), but after 2 hours of endless waiting at flooded intersections and negotiating some gnarly mudslides, I have gotten home safely. Unfortunately, not everyone was as fortunate, so I helped push one car out of a ditch and gave someone else a ride to their car. I can’t believe they turned us out of the office just in time to face such heinous weather and road conditions. “Why did we have work today at all?,” was a common complaint overheard in the moments after the announcement to…
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Live Typhoon Tokage Blogging Pt. 5
Roads washed out. Going for a gamble, mountain roads. Last post until I get home. Here goes…
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Live Typhoon Tokage Blogging Pt. 4
Gale force winds & unbelievable torrents of stinging rain.
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Live Typhoon Tokage Blogging Pt. 3
I’m stuck in traffic.
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Live Typhoon Tokage Blogging Pt. 2
River near work is 7 ft higher than normal.
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Live Typhoon Tokage Blogging Pt. 1
Live shots of typhoon Tokage.
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Typhoon Tokage
I always used to laugh when I saw somebody use an umbrella in high winds, seemingly being pulled around by an invisible donkey until the inevitable point where the umbrella is pulled outward like a double-jointed flagellate. No more. That shit happened to me today and I almost got my eye poked out. After so many close calls with BB guns in my youth, it would just be wrong to lose an eye any other way. Yes, friends, it’s another installment of this year’s hit quiz show, Name That Typhoon! Hint: Today’s typhoon has a Japanese name. What’s that? I thought the Japanese didn’t name their typhoons and simply numbered…
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Alternative Sushi
My nomination for recipe of the year: Hostess Twinkies Sushi
