The Writer's Life 1/22 - Full, High

Full moon, high tide - those words conjure visions of Hurricane Sandy, and they are in the forecast again as a Nor'easter bears down on us. As I approached Emmons Av. during my morning walk, approximately 6:30, I gazed across that wide street and saw that the water level was about as high as it gets during normal conditions. It would not have far to go to breach. So where do I park the car tonight? Last time I experienced dumb luck. Had I parked on the block near my book nook, my car would have been flooded, destroyed like all the others there. Had I parked on my own block, it would likely have suffered the same fate, although a few there miraculously survived. I was on the next block. The books in my trunk were dry and my car started immediately. Do I park on that block again? If flooding occurs, will it be spared again? Maybe I should leave the car at my sister's. Although the distance from Gravesend Bay to our old house is approximately the same as that of Sheepshead Bay to my doorstep, Bay 37th did not experience flooding last time. Will it be different because it's snow and not rain? Yesterday the prediction was five to eight inches. This morning it's six to twelve. If it's closer to the former, the floating book shop may be back in action by Monday, as the forecast is for above freezing temperatures for the entire week, which would melt a lot of the white stuff. If it's a foot, I will be sidelined indefinitely, as parking becomes an even greater problem than usual. It's wait and see. I don't recall ever hearing such fluctuations on snow prediction. A move right or left might be the difference between a little bit and a lot. Despite modern advances, weather forecasting is still not an exact science. I doubt it ever will be.  

With flag whipping at my usual book nook, I took the show to Bay Parkway & 85th, where the Chase bank blocked the wind. There was the thinnest of cloud cover, but enough sun filtering through to mitigate the mid 30's temperature. It was a good plan. I was able to put in two-and-a-half hours before it was time to get out of the cold. Unfortunately, no one bought books. After surprisingly good returns the first two weeks of 2016, the past five days produced zilch. Of course, two of them were lost to frigid conditions that confined me to the apartment. I had the heat blasting in the old Hyundai on the way home. I parked directly across the street from where the car was when Sandy hit. It's in Mother Nature's hands.

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