[Magdalen] SC update to Hurricane Matthew

[Susan Hagen]

I'm glad you've come through the worst of it Ginga.  I've been thinking of you.


On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm glad you didn't get blasted badly, Ginga. When I was a travel nurse in
> Greenville, NC, my stay was punctuated by two tropical storms such as you
> describe. I've never seen rain quite like that in all my days.
>
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Judy.  Matthew is beyond us now, going up the  coast, with winds of
>> 75 mph.  A nice rain fell through the night.  Most of the rain has gone
>> now, but the winds have come.  We are having a tropical strom.  Much, much
>> flooding and trees down and power outages across the the area.  We have
>> lights intermittently...which means our transformer has not blown yet.  Our
>> roof leaked into our family room and we have small debris in our
>> yard....some big mud puddles that will drain shortly.
>>
>> Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd has an email discussion going.  We
>> are checking up on each other and that has been a really good thing.  A
>> fair number of our members have not experienced a storm like this before.
>>
>> All is well.
>> Ginga
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 9:19 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > How are things in South Carolina this morning?
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 11:28 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > It is wonderful to read that you have thought of so many things to take
>> > > care of. God grant that you and yours ride out the storm with little
>> need
>> > > for all of those precautions!
>> > >
>> > > And, yes, a prayer for those poor folks on those islands.
>> > >
>> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>> preserved,
>> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Hellooooo.  The storm is coming to Summerville.  We will have
>> hurricane
>> > > > force winds and 11 or more inches of rain.  The outer bands of the
>> > storm
>> > > > will get here in 2 or so hours.  Worst of storm will be around 2 AM
>> > > through
>> > > > 8 AM tomorrow morning.  We are under a tornado watch.
>> > > >
>> > > > We are as ready as we can be.  John moved furniture, etc. off our
>> > porches
>> > > > this morning.  I have done all the laundry, cooked everything in the
>> > > > fridge, located all the old Advent candles, filled the bathtub with
>> > water
>> > > > for flushing, filled the water jugs with water for drinking.  I took
>> > > photos
>> > > > of our house and yard.  I found an old battery operated radio and
>> > > replaced
>> > > > the batteries.  ETC.
>> > > >
>> > > > This is all necessary busywork.  We are all a bit antsy with the
>> > > wait....I
>> > > > spoke to a friend this afternoon who was about to polish her silver
>> > just
>> > > to
>> > > > stay busy.
>> > > >
>> > > > Anyway, if we lose lights and wifi and cell towers are knocked down,
>> I
>> > > > won't be able to communicate.  So, assume that all is well because it
>> > > will
>> > > > be.
>> > > >
>> > > > The loss of life in Haiti is mind boggling.  Pray for all who have
>> lost
>> > > > their lives and been devastated by Matthew.
>> > > >
>> > > > Blessings and love,
>> > > > Ginga
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
>> > Western Michigan
>> >
>>



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