Just a quick shout out, in the case of my highly unlikely typhoon related demise. Kikai is due to get obliterated by the charming but deadly Melor sometime tomorrow. I can't really sift through the exclamations of shock and awe in Japanese well enough to know if it is actually a huge typhoon, or just an average typhoon which happens to be headed towards Kikai. But the news sources I've looked at seem to refer to it as a "super" typhoon. So...it might be pretty serious business.
Know that I am well stocked with provisions, combustible fuels, light sources and reading materials! My house is the very model of sturdy, single floor craftsmanship! My laundry racks, picnic table, and large concrete cinder blocks have all been taken inside, safe from being tossed through my window and crushing my sleeping body! And take solace in the fact things are not bad to the point that I am actually in danger of getting a day off work or anything. I'll be biking my ass up that hill, 150 km/hr wind gusts and all.
Kikai has been getting its pear-shaped ass handed to it by typhoons since before there were Japanese people to stubbornly go to work despite of them. We've got this covered. And I promise, I'll be back after the main event, to tell you all about it.
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Take good care of yourself. We will be thinking about you!
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