Critter Intrusion
Blog 2/18
2:11 am and I’m sleeping very soundly. Suddenly I’m jolted awake by something crawling on my shoulder. Unconsciously, and instinctively, I sweep off the unknown critter. I grab my LED flashlight and start the hunt for the invader. Between the mosquito net and the bed is a tropical cockroach that’s about twice the size of the wimpy State-side variety. It must have been quite a scene as I’m thrashing around on top of the bed under the net with my flashlight trying to exterminate the intruder. Finally, I get him on the side of the mosquito net and with one carefully aimed blow of the flashlight he drops. I grab the insect spay and finish him off.
Every little twitch on my skin keeps me awake for 20 minutes and then an aftershock hits. Okay, I’m not getting to sleep soon so under the blue-white glow of my flashlight, I read.
The tsunami damage continues to amaze me. Here, parked on a bridge (I hope it holds) over one of the rivers, a boat is pushed up into a fish market. Somehow, despite the current strength, the bridge holds but the damaged railing illustrates the enormous force of the current.
Further from the river and somewhere in town, another boat sits in an improbable location delivered unceremoniously by the gushing water.
2:11 am and I’m sleeping very soundly. Suddenly I’m jolted awake by something crawling on my shoulder. Unconsciously, and instinctively, I sweep off the unknown critter. I grab my LED flashlight and start the hunt for the invader. Between the mosquito net and the bed is a tropical cockroach that’s about twice the size of the wimpy State-side variety. It must have been quite a scene as I’m thrashing around on top of the bed under the net with my flashlight trying to exterminate the intruder. Finally, I get him on the side of the mosquito net and with one carefully aimed blow of the flashlight he drops. I grab the insect spay and finish him off.
Every little twitch on my skin keeps me awake for 20 minutes and then an aftershock hits. Okay, I’m not getting to sleep soon so under the blue-white glow of my flashlight, I read.
The tsunami damage continues to amaze me. Here, parked on a bridge (I hope it holds) over one of the rivers, a boat is pushed up into a fish market. Somehow, despite the current strength, the bridge holds but the damaged railing illustrates the enormous force of the current.
Further from the river and somewhere in town, another boat sits in an improbable location delivered unceremoniously by the gushing water.
posted by Dave Ketcham at 9:07 PM
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Updating my bookmarks... see you're still here. Looks different than I remembered. I've updated my stuff too - fireplace
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