Thread: Hurricane Florence

Are you becoming a s--t magnet, Tom? 'cause this is going to be a s--t storm!

Would not surprise me in the least, Harold!

Hang-TOUGH!

Although I now live near Chicago, I spent 2/3 of my life along the East Coast. One of my earliest childhood memories in Richmond, VA was going outside in the middle of eye of Hurricane Hazel in 1954. There was total calm for 20 minutes and then it struck again with even greater force from the opposite direction. In 1979, I was in Savannah, GA when Hurricane David came ashore just south of Savannah. I have also seen flooding from Camille (which struck the Gulf Coast), Hugo, Floyd, and several others. They are not to be taken lightly. If the officials order an evacuation, heed their warning. Being on a barrier island like Nags Head is no place to be in a hurricane of any magnitude and especially in one predicted to be a bad as Florence. Be prepared. Be safe.

Stay safe my friends, and get out if you really need to. Otherwise, keep your head down.

Used to visit Nags Head as a child, beautiful area Harold.

Originally Posted by Dieseld

Stay safe my friends, and get out if you really need to. Otherwise, keep your head down.

Used to visit Nags Head as a child, beautiful area Harold.

My parents had a beach house on Ocean Isle Beach for most of my younger life. The one thing that always stuck in my mind was what the locals said.

The hurricanes made the islands and bars, and they also take them away. I too have witnessed the destruction , its no joke.

To MikeT, I thought this might happen to ya, after what you'd been through already, but there's no place in this country to go that doesn't have some kind of adverse weather situation.

All get out while you can, before the roads are blocked with cars n clutter. I would have been gone the first of this week.

MikeT— stay safe in Charleston....looks like your area will take a whack that was unexpected. Storms are odd things.

Everybody near a coast should always be vigilant as we are. We have a lot of experience here which helps us make good decisions. While we have stayed through many Cat 1s, 2s and 3s with only minor inconveniences ( and a few Aladdin and Dietz lanterns), a Cat 4 landfall even (allegedly)125 miles South, is too unpredictable.

We’re outta here!

Well my wife has snapped! The news reports got to her, as perhaps is fine, better safe than sorry.
I'll be staying and getting on a crew of locals, somewhat of a local response team to help those who we can. Most of us ex-military, firefighters, and such. Perhaps my EMT training will come in handy.
Today I'm installing storm shutters for those who cannot afford to financially or physically.
So I feel good about that. For me, it is worth it to help people, that's plenty enough compensation. Also there are people capitalizing on this storm, charging crazy amounts!
This morning I saw a shutter crew talking to some old folks right next door to the house I was working on, heard the guy say $75 per window. Well they have 14 windows, that's over a 1000 bucks! I walked over and told him I'd do it for free.
Almost got in a fight, but my coworker is 6'7"... a great deterrent.

It's okay to profit, but have a heart too.

That’ll bring you good karma MikeT.

Be safe.

Good on ya, Mike-I'm a pretty liberal guy, but I believe the death penalty should apply to anyone who hurts or tries to rip off old people. Kids, too for that matter-seriously.

Yeah there are certain lines I draw.
What is that old one about the indifference of good men..

Anyway looks like this was a false alarm down here.
We don't have TV (only movies at my house) so no news, but on the phone it looks like NC is getting slammed! Tornadoes? Am I seeing this correct?

I hope all is okay up there with you Harold. Good luck!