wed. june 25 typhoon weather!

it's 8 am and we leave this morning.  there is a typhoon in the area and we've had heavy rain and wind all night.  However, we checked our flight and it's still listed as ready to depart on time.  We leave the apartment at 10 am.  right now the number 8 flag has been hoisted (HK's typhoon warning system, on a scale of 10, but it isn't really that bad).  It looks like school is cancelled here, and the taxis are not out.  I don't know about the buses.  Also there's a landslip warning in effect (might be landslides), and the rain warning is at red level (black, next up, is highest).  what a fun day to be leaving!!!  

our flight is cx870 from HK to San Francisco, by the way.  scheduled to depart at 2:10 pm.