Well, it didn't get that bump to the north and i am not too hopeful now - that ridge is quite low down, very imposing, and i can't see any way through it - looks like the ppe is going to cop the brunt of it - we might get a bit of shrapnel at best. As for it reforming into a super typhoon after crossing ppe, i would be very surprised. They often say this but i have never seen it happen - the landfall takes too much out of it and then there just isn't enough space for it to gear up again to that level. Anyway, i now have no excuse for further delaying the digging up of my vegie patch and getting into the planting.