[Magdalen] Florence?

[Ginga Wilder]

Florence may flip around after crossing land in NC and come down into SC,
even into the low country.  The cone has been moved leftward and now we are
back in it.  Don't know what the percentages are.  Tomorrow we will get
serious about getting ready.  Need 9V batteries for our radios.  Propane
cylinders for lanterns.  Bread to go with peanut butter and jelly.  After
Hugo, we put a gas range, so we will be able to cook on the stove top.
This storm will be nothing like Hugo here and now, but we were without
electricity for over 2 weeks then.  Also, we shared stuff in our
neighborhood - we had hot water and a landline telephone that worked.  We
were the neighborhood shower and telephone booth.  A neighbor had a french
press and a gas stove...coffee was available.  The neighborhood had a bbq
of thawing stuff from freezers...on the first day.

So, a change in plans....preparing has always been insurance that we won't
get the storm.  Maybe that will work this time too.

Ginga

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 6:11 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lord, have mercy, Cady.  Prayers for you safety.
> Ginga
>
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 5:40 PM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A friend from years past (search & rescue) is now a professor of
>> meteorology and engineering in Georgia. He is actively telling
>> everyone to pay attention to Florence warnings. I do not have the
>> details - but he claims it may devastate not only the barrier islands
>> and coastal plains, but likely flood parts of the piedmont and affect
>> the Appalachian/Blue Ridge mountains of NC and VA (he is talking about
>> landslides).
>>
>> We have prepared a bit. Lots of canned food, a stove, gallons of
>> water. No major livestock to worry about, only cats and parrots now.
>> Our pond is our backup water source for water-that-must-be-boiled or
>> not used for drinking/food. I do hope the pond's drain pipe continues
>> to hold up! We have had several flash floods and bridges taken out so
>> far this year.
>>
>> Cady
>>
>> On 9/11/18, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Former Listsib Connie Jones lives in Norfolk in a very low-lying part of
>> > the city.
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:09 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> We've had over 3" rain from the remnants of that tropical storm here
>> >> at the edge of the Pennsylvania Poconos.  I presume we'll have rain
>> >> from Florence in due time.  Hope the basement remains dry.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> David S.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> In a message dated 9/10/2018 3:36:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> >> cadyasoukup at gmail.com writes:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Cady
>> >> watching the rain & our full pond in rural Virginia
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Grace Cangialosi
>> > Ruckersville, VA
>> >
>> > *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with
>> great
>> > love."*
>> > *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
>> >
>>
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