[Magdalen] Florence?

[Jay Weigel]

The summer I worked in Greenville, NC, my assignment was bracketed by two
tropical storms that verged on hurricanes. I had never seen so much rain
come don so straight and so hard for so long. During the second one my
co-workers sat around trading hurricane stories from the worst one they
remembered to hit that area, one called (I think) Belle. The story I still
remember is of one younger tech's mother, who routinely kept half-gallons
of milk in her freezer. (I didn't know you could do that and I know some
folks say you shouldn't, but anyhow...) She had stashed away extra in
advance of the storm, and the girl said she was the most popular person in
the neighborhood because she had milk and no one else did....and she gave
most of it away, which was why she'd stashed it in the first place.

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 7:22 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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