Hurricane Ian - It's Big, It's Mean and It's HUGE

I haven't turned on the news yet today, so I have no idea how badly my friends and acquaintances caught by Hurricane Ian have been faring, but I'm hoping for the best. I know several people in Florida and this one was HUGE. It's one more reason why Florida isn't on my short list of places to retire in. Their Palmetto bugs (flying cockroaches) are another big reason why I stay in the Upper Midwest area. 

Looking at Hurricane Ian around midnight last night, 
you can't even see the state of Florida - it's totally 
taken over by the storm. You can barely see some 
of the Florida Keys to the bottom left (those blue 
islands). The destruction of this storm will be massive, 
and it's going to roll up the East Coast now. 

I saw that Ian hit landfall on the news at dinnertime, and it looked amazing and horrific. I've never experienced rain like that, although I've been near enough some tornadoes that wind like that has been present in my life a couple of times. But rain or wind, it's certainly nothing to play with. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by Ian and those who will be as it moves up the East Coast. 

As you can tell from this image taken early yesterday 
morning, Ian is HUGE. It quite easily could (and 
did) cover the entire state of Florida. Here, it's almost 
ready to hit there, but not quite. 

I got an Amazon box at the store yesterday and DH brought it home for me. Some new earplugs for swimming (thank goodness - desperately needed), a bit of this and that, and my new digital scale. I didn't have time to deal with the scale last night, and won't have time today either. I'll get it introduced to the home's internet tomorrow and should be able to use it by Saturday. It'll be great to have a scale again. 

I'm looking forward to setting up my new scale 
tomorrow. It always takes a bit of time to get 
things set up with the Bluetooth and admitted 
through the digital fencing I keep around our 
computers and router. 

So, since I'm running super late today (my morning guided meditation took a bit longer than usual), I'm wrapping this up and heading over to the pool. Have a wonderful Thursday, enjoy your day in all it offers to you, and if you're affected by Ian, please stay indoors and stay safe. I'll be thinking of you all day and holding you in my thoughts. I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.