Yep, it's weird reducing a farm, a house, animals, a disorganized (but well-equipped) work shed ... into a suitcase, but it's nice to be unencumbered for a while.

That's gotta be a world record - three major typhoons in one year for your neck of the woods. Not bad going for a speck in the ocean. At least you should have the drill down-pat. Hopefully, your power hangs on this time.

El Nino became a laughing stock in Australia as the dire predictions of a super-drought turned into an above average wet year, but maybe it's making its presence felt elsewhere in terms of easterly typhoon activity? Either that or weather manipulation by CCP.

CWA has Champi recurving just before making landfall in northern Taiwan, though as i'm on the 27F, guess it will still be windy.

Frightening how big this storm is compared to your island. It does indeed look like you're right in the firing line.