The Japanese must've gone back to sleep after the 0600 Alert because the bombs started to drop without warning at 0720. A friend related this conversation to me:

"'I see some planes,' said Nena, looking out the window"

"Aw, come out of there, those are Japs."

"'But they're heading for the field.'"

"So? What do you expect them to do — jump in the Bay?"

"'But they're beginning to dive.'"

"Don't be silly, they're going to land."

"'No, they're diving....'"

"Landing...."

 [BOOM! BOOMRRRHHH!]

Well, if Nena could see the planes, what where the Japanese atop every vantage point doing with their binoculars? Expecting the Americans to come out of the clouds and not as fancy free and low as you please. The raid was snappy and short — quite a few heavy bombs were dropped, more on Nielson than Nichols. The Air Raid siren sounded five minutes later ...

"And kindly notify the members...

[Boomrrh — BAWMMRRH]

"...of your Neighborhood Association..."

[BOOMFFF]

I biked into town a little after the 0900 alert, predicting further raids to Altwegg and Julio. Scarcely had I parked my bike at Perlman's when the Air Raid warning sounded. No planes came so the Alert went on an hour later. At 1230 the Air Raid siren went on again. It's now 1330 and the Alert is sounding. So far today we've had two Air Raid signals without an air raid and one air raid without a signal.

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