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After the wind kicked up this morning, that window at Lessie Woodruff‘s Junction insurance office blew in — thanks to Scott M for mentioning it in an earlier comment; we went over for a photo, and she told us the crew of Ladder 11 came over and cleaned up the mess – as she subsequently explained in the comment section of our earlier wind report:
Junction Firehouse Ladder 11 ROCKS!!!
Took the morning off, then received calls from WaMu and two neighbors that the window to my office had been blown out ( that is OUT ) no glass inside, go figure. Ladder 11 was on site sweeping up the glass and hanging plastic over the opening. Cookies for the Junction Fire Dept. are in order. I’m buying mine from Hazel at Blue Willow. (side bar) I am a 64 year old grandmother and mother, but please note that the men of Ladder 11 were adorable and handsome to a fault. No TV show could have done better casting.
Also in The Junction, a stop sign that seems to have fallen victim to something – may or may not have been the wind:
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And as reported by scores of people, trash cans have now become IFOs (identified flying objects) – or at least identified FALLEN objects, even if full (the first scene seemed particularly iconic – blown-over can meets leftover “snirt”):
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Hope we’re not speaking too soon, but the wind seems to have calmed a BIT over here. ADDED 3:55 PM UPDATE: The updated forecast is out this hour and this isn’t even the strongest system coming through this week, per the forecast discussion. Meanwhile, another photo to share – Scott C got this south of Alki Point (tide too low for the classic waves vs. seawall at this hour but nice surf nonetheless):
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5:47 PM UPDATE: Got a report via Twitter of a toppled street tree in The Junction – heading out to check on that.
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