... keep him and his wife Yolanda in your thoughts and prayers. I don't think they got a direct hit, but it's ugly all the same.

94 dead in Philippine typhoon

Millions without power as Philippines searches for typhoon dead

Chaos after the storm



Chris and Yolanda live in Olongapo, which is a little west of Manila on this map above.

Well, Chris has it worse than I do. I only have to deal with hurricanes and snowbirds who don't know how to drive. He has to deal with hurricanes, tsunamis, and a BIG volcano (Pinotubo).

LOL! For those of you who don't know what the heck Eric means by "snowbirds", that would be us Canucks (i.e., Canadians) who head south for warmer weather (like Eric's backyard) during the winter.

However, I would need to dispute your "don't know how to drive" claim. Frankly, our problem is that most of you Americans respect the speed limit and we're simply trying to pass you!

Actually, in my experience, it's not the Canadians who are the problem. It's those damned yankees from the northeastern U.S. who must have gotten their licenses from K-Mart. You should see them go totally insane once there are a few drops of rain on the roads down here. You'd think they'd never driven in bad weather conditions. When the rains start, the circus begins.