Tropical Storm Saomai skirted by Guam without causing too much damage. It pruned a lot of dead palms/coconuts from the trees on base which is a good thing. Other than our overturned trash can, a damaged hibiscus plant and a neighbors umbrella blown into the yard, there was no damage. We never lost power or cable ~ what a relief. On a positive note, it was good to go through the drill and we do feel prepared for a real storm. BTW, I went ahead and drank the storm wine anyway.
Yvonne: Thanks for the storm tips. I checked out your blog and will return again. I’m always interested in reading about Guam.
Beth: I just ordered “Apocalypse Chow” even though it is a scary title. FM and I feel well prepared but it never hurts to have more information and the book had great reviews at Barnes & Noble. Thanks.
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I’m not sure…if there is a change, maybe it’s because of the new Pope?
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I’m from the beautiful island of Guam and now live in Tucson, Arizona where I work and attend college. (I know from Island to Desert, but I plan on moving once I graduate). If you need any help on places to go or things to do I can try to point you in the right direction. I have also posted some topics on Guam on my personal blog Common Centsyou may find interesting or helpful.
I’m glad the storm was not intense but I did enjoy typhoons because it was exciting and suspensful. Of course I didn’t have to worry about my house flying away and cleaning up after the storm.
Tip: Keep your freezer full, either with food or place ice to take up the space. When the power goes out your food will stay cooler longer.
Stock up on non-perishables, tanks and gallons of water from the rain or from your home, lots of candles, battery powered fan, radio, gas-powered stoves work when the power is out, and lots of mosquito repellent(Avon’s Skin So Soft works extremely well).
I don’t want to overload you with information especiall if you’ve already taken these precautions.
Take care-Yvonne
Hafa Adai(hafa aday)-means hello/how do you do
Adios- goodbye
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For future storms, you may want to purchase these two books: The Storm Gourmet and Apocolypse Chow. They tell you how to cook with no electricity, and Apocolypse Chow is all vegetarian. Good luck with future storms and I’m hoping we miss the hurricanes this year too!
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Glad to hear that you missed the storm. Island life has to have at least one drawback, right? 😉
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Angie ~ Fellow Wine Lover
I only recently found out it was the official wine of 1ID at the Spring Ball. The General explained the history which was interesting since it went back to WWI. FM brought back a couple bottles for me from his recent trip to the states. I sure miss getting it at the Te Gut store in my little German town for only 8 euro a bottle. The local wine store here has a couple of 2004 & 2005 bottles but the label looks different ~ do you know if the company got bought out?
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So glad everything is ok…”The House of the Pope” Wine is my absolute favorite! Did you know that is also the official wine for 1ID? or was that 3rd BDE? I just remember they served it at a ball once when we were in Vilseck. I wish I could be with you to enjoy another glass!
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