[Bill Douglas]

I'm recovering from the worst storm in 40 years. The roof stayed on but only because I prayed to ALL of the gods. It's still blowing but I've been replacing missing roof gutters and down pipes. There is a fence missing. I never liked that fence too much anyways so whoever got it I hope they enjoy it. I'm replacing it with a brush/bamboo looking fence but with five fence rails behind the brush and wires along the front.

Quite a few houses lost their roofs so I feel I got off lightly. Sand everywhere. It looks like a snowstorm but sand instead. A friend had left her car on the road outside my house. I told her it would get destroyed and I'd move it for her. Phew. I got the door open and into the car but it took about a minute or two to wrestle the door closed. When I parked it in a sheltered area and started to walk back I saw broken telephone and power wires blowing in the wind, plus roofing iron flying past at about 20 meters overhead. So, all in all, a bit scary and I face a fairly long cleanup.

So that's my day; cleaning up.