Blowing Sideways

I'm staying inside the rest of the day.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. PATCHY BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED WITH THE VISIBILITY LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE
OR LESS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS
OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. 

NOAA is right. It's blowing a freaking gale out there. It's almost as strong as Hurricane Rita was at our Houston house, and Hurricane Georges at our Louisiana house. I just went out to wash the contents of our hummingbird feeder off the cars. That red gunk is NOT good for paint jobs. It's in the 40's, not exactly car wash weather, so I put on my short and stylish cobalt blue rubber boots and tried to get the hose water to hit the cars. The trees were creaking so loud I was afraid branches would fall on me, and I envisioned a totally ridiculous death by oak branch. Sorry, doggins, no walk this afternoon.