Surviving Hurricane Omar in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Omar passed Puerto Rico last night. The island was shut down in anticipation of the storm. The storm ended up being a dud, as far as Puerto Rico was concerned. Just the very edge of the hurricane brushed the eastern end of the island. I was staying in San Juan, so I got a first hand view of the events.
Although I would not wish for a destructive storm, I have to admit I was a little disappointed. Based on the storm preparation here (for example, distributing a flashlight to each hotel room in my hotel, dismissing schools and government jobs, closing roads), I was expecting something big. Instead of swaying palm trees, sideways rain, and wobbling road signs, there was just a bit of wind, and well less than 1 inch of rain. Better safe than sorry I guess.
The biggest impact was on the traffic. A main artery from the south of the island to San Juan was closed, so all traffic had to go around the entire perimeter of the island on city roads (with stop lights) to get back to San Juan. It took me 3 and 1/2 hours to get from San German to San Juan.
So, in conclusion, we were fortunate to avoid the storm, even if it meant less excitement.