And so it begins...

The local weatherwimps continue to bleat about the total destruction of DC. For the past two hours we've had a gentle rain and robust breeze here at the Manor. While I wouldn't want to live near the coastline or on a flood plain, I remain skeptical that things are going to get that bad here. Irene has a long way to travel before hitting here, and seems more aimed to glide to our East and up towards New Jersey. Our problem will be if the winds pick up enough to knock down trees, (which seems to be a frighteningly regular occurrence with any type of bad weather these days). That'll mean power outages, and in August, that's no fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh0Iq_85aw