The late Jimmy Buffett long ago came up with the perfect song title for summers in Florida: “Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season.” As a transplanted Florida resident, it’s taken me a while to assimilate tropical storms and hurricanes, and I’m not sure I’m ever going to get a good handle on them. Over the past couple of months, though, I’ve had plenty of opportunities.
In my case, Hurricane Helene basically swapped paint with my location as it stored up energy and moisture to dump elsewhere, like on and around Asheville, N.C., one of my favorite destinations. My thoughts go out to all in the area who have been and will continue to be impacted by Helene.
