Something Windy This Way Comes

Living on a tropical island has its perks. Sunny weather throughout the year is the first one that often comes to mind. Unfortunately there's downsindes, too.

Hurricanes. Those humongous atmospheric freaks of nature that slowly and steadily wreak havoc along the path they follow. In my lifetime I remember quite a few that have really turned the Island upside down and, I assure you, nothing good comes when one comes a knockin'.

Recently on the news there's the mention of Tropical Storm Dean, gaining both strength and ground and probably coming this way! A few years back, my wife and I ordered the installation of storm shutters to weather, uhm, the weather. So far we haven't needed to use them.

Will this be the one that'll break them in? Not literally, I hope...