Are You Coming or Not?

The day could not have dawned more beautiful.
I have called off a get together we normally hold at our place tonight saying I will either be left with egg on my face or it will happen.  The cyclone that is.  At the moment I have the distinct taste of egg in my mouth.
The next 24 hours will be crucial.  The cyclone is expected to turn back towards the coast later this evening.  If it does the call will be justified as people need preparation time and it could be raining.
Most in the neighbourhood seem to be heeding the warnings that it is coming.  Merril and I went to the shops yesterday evening and not since the pandemic have I seen shelves as empty.   I had a chat there with two people I know.  One had gotten all their goods for free as the scanner was not working.  The other as wondering if they should buy for an event they are holding as chaplain at a school in the next few days.
We had expected someone over to do some stuff in the yard.  It may not happen as they are lining up for sandbags.
This all could be the calm before the storm.  The cyclone is expected to cross the coast somewhere around the Sunshine Coast.  Which means right about here.  We will certainly spring into action if it looks like coming this way.  I have been looking around the yard to see things that need to go away.
If it does come this way then a get together planned for here on Saturday may not happen.  Along with high winds they anticipate a lot of rain and there is the possibility of losing power.  We got some petrol yesterday for our generator.
Aat present all this preparation seems like an inconvenience.  But if it comes then this will be time well spent.