Cyclone V-something is already hitting the far North, and a number of regions around the country have declared states of emergency in anticipation. No one wants to be like Wayne Brown, the mayor of Auckland , who didn\u2019t declare a state of emergency until buses were already floating down the highway. Mind you, voters gave short memories, and I think he\u2019s been voted back into office in elections since then.
\nMeanwhile, the top two movies on Netflix tonight are storm related:<\/p>\n
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Twisters is a film I\u2019ve heard of, Thrash is something new. It seems to be a mash up of two disaster genres, storms and sharks.
\nMaybe I shouldn\u2019t be surprised, as I was one of the many people to rewatch \u201cContagion\u201d during the COVID pandemic several years ago. Who could forget Gwyneth\u2019s classic ugly death scene?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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