well we survived the typhoon

the city turned off the electricity last evening at 6 pm, and we ran the generator to watch TV and lights until 9pm. Then it was candles. 

Our four watch dogs fled into my bedroom to hide under the bed and it was a struggle to keep the latest puppy out (he is not house trained), so he was crying all night. The dog who guards the kitchen fled into Joy's room. And since the wind wasn't too strong, the dog that guards the business office just fled to the porch next to the apartment next door.

But despite very heavy rain, the wind was only moderate and I didn't hear the banging of trees and debris falling and blowing around. 

Apparently the typhoon went through quickly and hit north of here, and the mountains weakened the storm.

 I do have an old am/fm/sw but forgot to get batteries. So I listened to mp3s on my tablet but had to use my cellphone to check the weather.

 All night there was heavy rain and wind, but not severe wind like we have had in past typhoons, and indeed, this morning there is not a lot of damage on site. Apparently the typhoon went north and hit the mountains which slowed the winds down And it went through quickly, meaning less time to dump rain etc. 

 It is still gusty outside, but no rain and partly cloudy. Now it is time to clean up. No electricity yet (until they check all the electric lines) but we have a generator. We are lacking water but still have some in our overhead tank.