Hurricane Florence, Groan
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Call your local Oxygen distributor and see if they have any blocks of dry ice. One small block will keep a freezer at 32 degrees for quite a while.
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Buckle down the hatches and keep yourself safe mso489. My thoughts will be with you and all those in the path of the storm as it makes landfall this week.
This one is gonna be a big one. Just heard a total of 40 inches of rain is expected. I got back from my trip from Iowa only to drive straight back to Raleigh, pick up my cat, pull the trash cans and other blowable items in the garage and drove right back to my mom's house in Albemarle. At least they have gas to cook with here, so I'm not limited to non-perishable foods. Think we got enough to out last the power outages. Getting back to Raleigh and back to work is a different story.
Best of luck to you Tom, and all the rest of you in the path. We'll all be fine, just a little soggy I believe.
Best of luck to you Tom, and all the rest of you in the path. We'll all be fine, just a little soggy I believe.
The Tuesday night graphics on the hurricanes.gov site show the track somewhat further south, possibly an improvement for my area but not for our good friends at smokingpipes.com. The North and South Carolina coasts will both get storm surges. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for myself, but also for anyone else in range of this hurricane and all the backwash rain it will bring. Just remember, it isn't over when the sun comes out; the worse flooding is yet to come. Please hunker down.
My business is a bit like a Mortician's, other peoples bad news can be good for my business (insurance restoration). We don't chase storms, I just happen to have a permanent office in Raleigh (as well as Indianapolis and Birmingham, AL). I started in this business by spending a short time with a company that took me to Houston for Hurricane Ike. I was in Birmingham, AL the day after the record setting tornadoes swept across and devastated the State.
Three things that amazed me. One is how resilient people are (for the most part) in the face of incredible devastation. Two, how people tend to pull together (yes, you see the headlines about looting and other crap but they don't show all the neighbors and people working together to pull their lives together). Three is how quickly an area recovers and is essentially functional following the storm event.
The other thing you don't read about is how badly the scumbag Insurance Companies try to short change their policy holders. Yes, you have a ton of scumbag contractors moving in like Vultures trying to make a quick buck as well. Most are decent and ethical, some though should be hung from the nearest tree. Some of the crap I've seen is very depressing. The worst thing is to see Elderly folks living on fixed incomes and economically challenged families get taken advantage of.
Three things that amazed me. One is how resilient people are (for the most part) in the face of incredible devastation. Two, how people tend to pull together (yes, you see the headlines about looting and other crap but they don't show all the neighbors and people working together to pull their lives together). Three is how quickly an area recovers and is essentially functional following the storm event.
The other thing you don't read about is how badly the scumbag Insurance Companies try to short change their policy holders. Yes, you have a ton of scumbag contractors moving in like Vultures trying to make a quick buck as well. Most are decent and ethical, some though should be hung from the nearest tree. Some of the crap I've seen is very depressing. The worst thing is to see Elderly folks living on fixed incomes and economically challenged families get taken advantage of.
One of my twin sons is an active duty Marine 1st Lt. stationed at Camp Lejeune. He lives off base in Snead's Ferry and that community has been labeled as ground zero for Florence's landfall in North Carolina.
Fnord3 is off to Georgia or Virginia in a few short hours. He was brought up in Tornado Alley, USA and truly appreciates the "Get out of Dodge" messages received from various government agencies and his base commander.
Tomorrow night he'll be safely enjoying the bright lights of Atlanta, GA or lodging with some old FBI friends in Manassas, VA. (They watched over him while he attended OCS and The Basic School at Marine Base Quantico and made him the third parent when their three kids activities pulled them apart on weekends.)
In the meantime, I will pray for Florence's victims and her first responders.
Fnord
Fnord3 is off to Georgia or Virginia in a few short hours. He was brought up in Tornado Alley, USA and truly appreciates the "Get out of Dodge" messages received from various government agencies and his base commander.
Tomorrow night he'll be safely enjoying the bright lights of Atlanta, GA or lodging with some old FBI friends in Manassas, VA. (They watched over him while he attended OCS and The Basic School at Marine Base Quantico and made him the third parent when their three kids activities pulled them apart on weekends.)
In the meantime, I will pray for Florence's victims and her first responders.
Fnord
First responders are saints. The governors and mayors always explain that in the middle of a hurricane or other major event, the first responders are impeded in getting to an emergency (so if you're told to evacuate, do so). But being first responders, they are often willing to take staggering risks. The water rescue people are amazing.
They have equipment , support and training which most of us dont , safe to say that training includes knowing their own limitations and not turning rescuers into victims.
But , it does take a special type of person to take on those responsibilities .
But , it does take a special type of person to take on those responsibilities .
A correction to my OP with apologies, the second big storm to hit Raleigh N.C. after Fran in 1996 was Floyd, not Felix, in 1999, not 1998. I guess the second big one didn't make as much of an impression. Floyd 1999. We could still have dire problems here with wind, rain, and power outages, but the tracking isn't as dire as it was, if this unpredictable storm actually "obeys" the tracking predictions. It is moving even more slowly, dumping lots of rain, and may not affect us until Friday or Saturday.
[/quote]It seems to have dissipated slightly , not as catastrophic as early measurements and predictions
Although also to be fair they *are* major events that people are interested in & affected by.
Probably the best example of storms moving inland would be Ike, which after it hit the coast a few years ago moved *600+ MILES* inland still at near Cat 1 strength, which is nothing to sneeze at. It hit Louisville, which being in tornado alley is prepared for winds that high & higher, but not sustained. Tornadoes blow through & are gone. Sustained 70+ mph winds will do a number on you if all you're used to is microbursts & the odd tornado.
Much as I like them, I'm glad Flo has downgraded. I have 1st-responder friends here & this will give them a bit of a break.
Bill
I firmly believe that the media/weather guys are in cahoots with the grocery stores. These are the only times that the grocery stores can completely empty their milk and bread reserves.....
Still unsure exactly how one makes a milk sandwich....
Got my groceries yesterday to ride out the storm 2 hours west of my house in Raleigh. Shouldn't be too bad.
Still unsure exactly how one makes a milk sandwich....
Got my groceries yesterday to ride out the storm 2 hours west of my house in Raleigh. Shouldn't be too bad.
Morning report from Raleigh: The tracking map has improved for us, but Florence's slowing is also widening the storm, so we'll get the tropical depression winds probably and much rain, though nothing like further south and east. If things are better than that here, I'm all for it. Flooding will be bad from the coast to I-95, and will affect low lying areas in central N.C. and apparently all the way into the mountains if the track moves north and west. Even Ohio could get some backwash on this. I don't plan to relax much until Sunday or Monday. The state will be fixing this for years to come, while they are still working on Matthew. The state officials, National Guard, and volunteer groups seem to be stepping up in a good way. All hopes and positive thoughts for those in the low country and at the coast in North and South Carolina. Don't drive through standing or moving water.
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