Typhoon Bebinca

[wrote_and_writ]

So, it turns out that that little ol’ typhoon that barreled through yesterday was the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai in like 75 years! My laundry room/balcony flooded because the seals on the windows are hot garbage. At first I tried to mop it all up with all my linens. Then I realized there’s a drain in the floor for the washer, so I moved the linens and the water flowed mostly into the drain and stopped pooling. Now the floor is dry, and I just have to figure out how to get water out of the inside tracks where the two sets of windows rest. I think I’ll just have to stuff towels in them to sop up the water.

I was going to go exploring today, but I think that given the potential damage downtown and given the nice little boost in humidity due to all the water, I think I’ll just stay home for the morning, get some lesson plans done, and maybe go out later tonight to buy some more towels.

All in all, I’m certainly grateful to have gotten through this little adventure, but please, whoever in the universe is listening, I could really do with a little less adventure!

Comments

[clevermanka]

Congratulations and yes please a bit of rest for you 🙏

[wrote_and_writ]

We had a second typhoon this week! But thankfully, by the time it brushed the coast, it had dwindled to a tropical storm. Yay?