Welcome home

Back in Seattle, & again, I see nothing has changed.

First, before I get into this, I'm reminded of when I'd lived in Buffalo NY. Buffalo has been round for a couple hundred years. You'd think, in all that time, someone in the local government would have come up with a realistic plan to deal with the abundance of snow which is, due to the weather coming off Lake Erie, called "lake-effect snow". Half way through each winter, the city is lost when it comes to what to do with all the snow. They fill all the free space, parking lots, & even put it on the thick ice over the Lake. But, typically, the city shuts down because no one can get to work when there's no place left to put all the snow.

Now, back in Seattle, we're dealing with a similar situation with rain & wind -- which, actually, makes one wonder about more than just the frequent rain shutting down power for days or weeks all round the area.

It's true. A week ago we'd experienced a series of storms. The last one, due to soggy ground & high winds, forced many trees in the area to fall, &, in turn, sever many power lines. Repair crews have been brought in by Puget Sound Energy, as well (I'm sure) other local power companies, to get the power back on. A week later, with the threat of a new storm, parts of Bellevue & other cities round Seattle, are still without power.

Now, you'd think, in a region where rain is rather common, & where wind is regularly produced by storms, this wouldn't happen any longer. But it all begs the question, what will happen when the inevitable coming natural disaster hits. Scientists have been at pains to warn us that earthquake, tsunami, &/or the eruption of Mount Rainier is very real, & well past due. Does anyone left have any faith in the "authorities", repair & rescue crews? I suspect, when this imminent disaster comes, we're all going to be on our own.

Say bye-bye.