Nor-easters are called that since the wind comes out of the north east.  Noel is beautiful example.    This storm dropped two feet of rain on some islands in the Caribbean.  Today at the vegetable market people were peeved.  They order on Wednesday morning; at which point we were forecast to have reasonably nice weather today.  The forecast had it a bit more to the right.  Slightly stronger, slightly to the left, it would have been worse.  .