11-15-21 Atmospheric River
That is what they are calling this torrential horror show. Jake left late yesterday afternoon and by 1 am he had texted that he was stuck as both hwy 3 and 5 are closed for mudslides. I messaged him when I woke up and got no response at first. I can only imagine he was catching a nap or out of cell reception. I also noticed he had forgotten his car blanket. When we finally heard from him it was just after 9 and he said he was between a mudslide and a flood and that they said it might be 24 hours. At least he had the 3 bananas, 2 Wonder Woman waffles and 1 wee can of coffee I sent along with him. Wish we’d thought of water. Finally heard from him again at 5:10 saying he had gone a long way, to lillouette and down through Pemberton. I heard after that that all roads to the coast were cut off. Sounds like he was lucky to get through at all and at 8 pm we got the message that he was home. I love my kids sense of humour.
I tried hard to concentrate but was basically annoyed by all office noises. I even skipped through 3 podcast episodes and finally just turned on CBC to listen for updates. It was a heavy payroll day and that takes a lot of concentration which helped. It also took a lot of effort to stay focused. I came home in time to make soup before heading to a Board meeting. Before I left I got thinking about my ABC friends and messaged them about the storm in BC. It turns out that one of the houses in the pictures I’ve been seeing all day is my friend’s rental in Princeton. The tenants were evacuated but it looks like the damage will be major.
Our meeting was productive and we will have our concert on Friday at Key City. I am doing the marketing in the lobby, thanks to another board member for getting things ready for us. I am going to try to get enough work done to take off a bit early that day.
The wind is intense.. and of course I put up my inflatables this weekend…..
I am looking forward to sleep, it’s been a long day. Friends are suffering all over the Province today.
triumphgal 