Rainy weekend forecast

[el duende grande]

Storm off S. America with a weird trajectory--straight at central Nic. Kinda like the rio san juan hurricane a couple years ago. Projection then jumps to Pacific and hits S. Mexico.
Stock up on wine, cheese, and crackers.
Or whatever...

[Little Corn Tom]

Rum, coke and conch perhaps....Caribbean hurricane fare.

[bill_bly_ca]

Looks like we may get a roof durability test...

[el duende grande]

Right now for the mountains it looks like a quick clouds and drizzle storm from late Fri thru Sat, then off to the Pacific. Watches out for the Atlantic coasts of Nic and CR. I sand bagged my porton because our flooding comes from Mt. Quiabuc and can sneak up on us without warning.

[cookshow]

Been watching it all week, finally over open water, 5am update still showing it to be tracking a bit southerly. Islands are no doubt going to see some weather and way it it tracking they will be on the windy side of the storm.

My roof is in bad need of replacement, not the zinc itself ( replaced in 6-7 yrs ago) as much as the roof framing. The wood was crap when I put it up 15yrs ago but was all I could get, had wood worms in it and various people I have had staying in the house last few yrs have neglected to fight off the "Wood Lice" (Termites), so they been feasting.

Plan to go back with metal roof framing and be done with it, but not something I want to undertake from afar, so fingers crossed the roof stays onto the house, at least a bit longer.

The Hurricanes are a mixed blessing, got my Adjusting Licences re-instated this last week after yrs of dormancy. Did a little Hurricane Gig last yr when Ida hit the Gulf Coast, tested the waters.

Kind of scary seeing a Hurricane in Nica this early, we are usually all about the late season. Historically the "Big" ones have hit in Late October - November. Have seen them as late as Thanksgiving.

Fingers crossed that the roof makes it to fight another day, guess will know 1 way or another by this time manana.

[KeyWestPirate]

I looked at a radar map yesterday afternoon. Not a cloud over Nicaragua. The storm looked to be heading straight on.
I'm in Managua, dry and clear. Some high, light clouds but no indication of rain.

The storm had no circulation, moving fast. Unless it stalls, unlikely that it will develop into anything serious.

The Cine across from the Crowne Plaza had Top Gun Maverick but only one showing at 5;10
Had to settle for Return to Jurassic Park.
Theatre was freezing, bring a jacket.
Tickets were less than $5 , as in US the popcorn and Pepsi cost more than the movie tickets

[Daddy-YO]

Awaiting tropical storm Bonnie here in Leon, jodido, . . . On NOAA she looks to be a tight bitch direct from Maracaibo . . . .
I ponder the recently announced change in its Covid-requirement to enter Nicaragua Simply, if fully 'vaccinated', no PCR test (within 72 hrs of arrival) is required.

Fully-vaccinated? What’s it matter to the country who welcomed the pandemic with an Amor-en-Tiempo-de-Covid parade? Clearly they won’t be getting any kick-backs from Pfeiser or Moderna. Besides it’s likely that few/none of the vaccines given here are their hit_&_miss m-RNA-type. Do they actually believe that those vaccinated cannot catch, spread or die from covid, in its multiple varieties, contrary to current medical knowledge?

I suspect it’s to express solidarity with the ongoing internal Marxist takeovers of North America (bajo control del Zombi Mandarino & el hijo de Fidel) that continue to insist on mandating bad/ineffective medicine as a show of total power over the effete nationalists. Es decir, viva la revolucion!