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Diana Lim
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Storm Signal No. 8 - really?

Cocooned in my sturdy, dry studio apartment today with a mug of scalding tea, I braced myself for rattling glass panes and howling winds. My spaniel Lola's kennel called to suggest I pick her up a day later. The South China Morning Post online announced that schools and businesses would be closed. My beloved New York Times got in on the action and reported that the Olympic equines were not in danger and were sleeping through the storm.

But as I eyed my dwindling supply of toilet paper and lack of dinner ingredients, I began to notice... dry skies. Pathetic little drips of rain. Gentle ripplings of wind. And totally solid, silent windows.

So, my question is, what makes a storm signal 8? I've dragged myself through violent sideways rain and winds that push me around when no storm signal seemed to be issued and everyone seemed to be rushing around Hong Kong as usual.

Does storm signal 8 mean you can't go outside at all? Or only that you shouldn't walk around in certain parts of Hong Kong? Or only that you shouldn't go wind-surfing?

If I'd gone outside today would I have been in danger of falling building tiles and being blown into the path of a mini-bus? Or did everyone else go outside today and was I Chicken Little?

I just checked the South China Morning Post online and it said:

"Local media reports said strong winds in Quarry Bay caused window frames to break at an office building in Taikoo Place. The window frames then dropped down — damaging the windows of four residential buildings. No one was injured".Eek!Did you guys stay home, or is that not something true blue HongKongites do?

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Photo 49623
guess u were on the lucky side of the town girl... two stop signs were on my street with crap all over overturned
15 年多 ago
Photo 47575
wow!
15 年多 ago
Photo 38281
lol i think its a government cover up when they need to clean a mess up this is a good way to keep ppl at home and away from their mess... =P
15 年多 ago
Photo 47575
haha :p
15 年多 ago
Photo 83304
Signal 8 really means not much to me these days. It was a lot more serious when I was little. It can linger for days. But now, the government time the schedule so that businesses, schools, banks, etc can still function half a day after lunch. It's a lot more business-based decision believe it or not. Windows falling all the time in HK anyway. Just act like a true Hongie...thinking of where to eat is more important than worrying about falling windows when in Signal 8, there's no difference!! ;-)
15 年多 ago
Mark moran in spokane 920x920
It was pretty crazy on Lantau Island near the airport. I think different parts of the city get affected in different ways.
15 年多 ago
Photo 47575
aha..! thanks
15 年多 ago
Photo 138863
I agree, signal 8 is no longer as ominous as it once was. Indeed as already mentioned a lot of the times it seems to be a touch-n-go decision whether to hoist it, according to how pressing the HK stock exchange's needs are. Amongst my friends, T8 seems to be more of a prelude to drinking free shots at Stormies in LKF than lingering under cover... nonetheless there's no point in risking going outside if you can see the trees bending backwards.
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语言
english
位置(城市,国家)以英文标示
Hong Kong
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female
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December 3, 2007