It's been 11 years since the last typhoon made a direct hit on the island, Super Typhoon Pongsona made landfall on December 8, 2002. Actually, it was 10 years and 10 months...but I'm pretty it's easier for those mathematically challenged to round it up.
26W formed off the island two days ago. I expected much from a virgin typhoon. I was hoping it would HIT. But it scampered down the East Side as a disturbance, got stuck somewhere South of the island building up strength. Where it was promoted to Typhoon. With all the hoopla around this, you would have thought that it would hit us. But with not much fanfare, Francisco, tried to quietly bypass the island on our West side.
Most Veteran Typhoon Watchers, like myself, were expecting a bigger bang. All it did was blow down weak trees on my ranch and around the island. My chainsaw could have done that. At least take down some big ficus or drop that shack on the North side paddock. Do something big! Even PDN on their Facebook page stated a tree was blocking part of a road. When you clicked on it, it was nothing but a banana stalk on the right lane. WoW! Amazing! Call out the National Guard to remove the banana tree. Big news for a slow typhoon day.
Where's all the maiming and flooding that your Che'lus did in the Philippines, just weeks ago?!? Or in Japan, just days ago? Hafa Francisco??? What's up...Boy?! You're suppose to bring fear into the hearts of the islanders, build memories of damages that should have happened but sadly did not. No one here will remember you in the days, months, and years to follow. YOU did not amount to the great Supers that came before you like Pongsona, Paka, Omar, Yugo, Pamela, Karen.
Alas Francisco...You're not just a tease. You're a DUD. Hopefully the next typhoon will do this island proud.
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