Day of the Legendary Duress

 

Tropical Storm Milton is now a hurricane and is expected to become a major hurricane tomorrow. Milton is forecast to move north of the Yucatan Peninsula and across the southern Gulf of Mexico Monday and Tuesday and approach the west coast of Florida by Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph with higher gusts.  Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles.

While I have sympathy for the people of Florida, the forecast here in Atlanta is quite pleasant for the next 10 days - sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Picture perfect autumn weather.  Might have to take another hike in the North Georgia mountains.

BTW, why do people here always say, "North Georgia mountains?" There are no South Georgia mountains, and almost all of North Georgia is mountainous. You'd get your point across perfectly well if you just said, "North Georgia," or "the Georgia mountains."

Speaking of Georgia, the No. 5-ranked Georgia Bulldogs won their game yesterday, beating the Auburn Tigers 31-13. Two of the teams above them in the AP rankings, No 1 Alabama and No. 4 Tennessee, lost their games yesterday, but Georgia didn't move any higher in today's AP Poll and is still No. 5.

Probably not the stuff of legends, but that's about the only duress I'm under today.