Looks like he carried on working
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Today itās probably not dry.
Drove across bridge in Taipei and looked at riverside parks ā flooded and littered with debris, trees uprooted, etc - lots of repair is gonna be needed
Judging by where the debris line is, the water level must have been insanely high
(The Keelung River bend between song Songshan and Southwest Neihu)
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The tweet did say no casualties, so heās at least still in the land of the living.
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14:00 North Coast Taiwan
The rain stopped at 13:00 and itās still dry.
Still very windy and humid, but my inner courtyard tiles are nice and dry.
Letās hope the rain is done up here.
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And they kept on excavatingā¦? 
It so humid that my home computer refuses to operateā¦ 
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I like the optimism.
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It may be time (in northern Taiwan, it is actually always time) for a dehumidifier in the room.
Guy
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Not when youāre in the room. Or is that a myth? Iāve always thought I should evacuate the room while the machine is operating. 
I run my machine 24 / 7, when I am in the room, when I roam the town, when I eat mushrooms, when I lounge around.
With apologies to Dr Seuss!
Guy
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Itās a myth.
I donāt run my dehumidifiers (I have two now) 24/7.
Theyāre efficiency when the room is already under 50 or 40% decrease greatly. I donāt have data but it looks like they donāt reduce humidity much lower than that. Besides, thereās really no need to go under 45% or so.
I donāt like to run such appliances when Iām not at home. Electrical failure in modern appliances is rare, but shit happens.
Know your enemy. Buy a hygrometer (even better, buy one per room) and monitor humidity, running the dehumidifier/s accordingly.
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Starting to rain lightly again in the North Coast. Nice respite for three hours.
Just arrived In Tanshui and is pounding!
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And as far as Iām aware it hasnāt stopped in a long while.
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Agreed. I donāt leave anything running when I leave the house and even unplug many things.
Hasnāt rained in a while in Taipei. Streets are even starting to dry.
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It would be nice to have an automatic dehumidifier that only kicks on when humidity exceeds a certain level. I have two and their automatic setting keeps spinning the fan and making noise always. Are any of the newer models actually quiet when not dehumidifying on automatic?
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The rain has definitely slowed in Xizhi but itās nowhere near stopped. It looks like dry weather all day Thursday and half the day on Friday.
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The nice Japanese machines can do this.
They are also typically more space efficient (i.e. they have a smaller footprint) than their EuroAmerican rivals.
Guy
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What brands are the Japanese ones?
Typhoon Nesat and the weather gods giveth and taketh away.
Some amazing pictures here:
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