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OT: Florence (Hurricane)

With regard to Hurricane Florence...I pray for those in Henderson, NC.
 
I just got a text from my daughter-in-law that my son just landed in Charlotte 15 minutes ago to attend business meetings today and tomorrow, returning home Friday morning.

Even though I'm out here in So. Cal, now I have skin in the game, and will be monitoring Florence very closely on TV. I pray for blessings and mercy to all in the projected target areas. Local news stations said there were mandatory evacuation orders given. They showed some folks loading all of their furniture into rental trucks and leaving town in the mass exodus before Florence arrives. Batten down the hatches and stay safe. :cool:
 
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triaddukefan said:
Saw on the news that Walmart ran out of water.... and people were buying Gatorade as a replacement. The news reporter told some people that the Cotsco down the road had some water left.... and people jumped in their cars and headed to Cotsco. I prefer bottled water..... but I can always drink some tap water if i have to :eek::eek::eek::eek:
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Not if your power fails. Do you have a generator?

Best of luck you and everyone down there. Florence looks like she's a real beyotch.
 
All of my hopes go out to these folk who are under the gun while facing another "Storm of a lifetime" hitting our coastline. I hope you're prepared, hunkered down, and/or somewhere further inland. I've all my appendages crossed for y'all.
 
Could possibly make landfall as far south as Georgia

 
Beemer said:
Not if your power fails. Do you have a generator?

Best of luck you and everyone down there. Florence looks like she's a real beyotch.
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I trust my mayor. :p Now if i lived out in the county.... all bets would be off. But for some reason..............everyone is still rushing out to get water..........Head bang Imma look around at a few stores this afternoon...... if i cant find any.. imma just go ahead and buy a Pur Filter or water pitcher
 
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Orangutan said:
Could possibly make landfall as far south as Georgia

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Just like a woman..... Florence cant make up her mind where she wants to go. ;):mad::confused::cool::p:D:eek::rolleyes:

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Beemer said:
Not if your power fails. Do you have a generator?

Best of luck you and everyone down there. Florence looks like she's a real beyotch.
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If you are not in an evacuation zone, don't forget the old tip about filling the bath tub and if you are plastic wrap the drain area, 'cuz they leak.
 
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I assume we are looking at National Guard mobilizations for Flo and aftermath. Best to all of those who serve in hours of need.
 
With each update, the forecast map keeps shifting further south. Every school district in this part of the state already cancelled classes for Friday.. and most on Thursday. All of the colleges are closed for thursday and friday. The weather forecast for tomorrow is for a high of 80 degrees, sunny, with a small 20% chance of non-florence related rain. Similar forecast for Friday. Florence rain isnt expected here til the weekend. Better safe than sorry in terms of all of the closures.

One good sign is I checked the traffic on Google Maps earlier in the afternoon ...and it showed a solid red line on most of Interstate 40 headed west into Greensboro.... and even a solid red line on US 70 headed this way... shows that alot of folk from down east have evacuated to safer land. Wake Forest opened its arena to any evacuees.... and im sure other cities will as well. Not everyone will be able to find a empty hotel room, and not everyone can afford to spend a few nights in a hotel.

On a personal note.... I was able to find a 24 pack of water at Walgreens this afternoon :) Then promptly dropped one bottle on the kitchen floor and it burst open :( Im sure the stores are probably empty again by now...
 
triaddukefan said:


I trust my mayor. :p Now if i lived out in the county.... all bets would be off. But for some reason....everyone is still rushing out to get water.....Head bang Imma look around at a few stores this afternoon. if i cant find any.. imma just go ahead and buy a Pur Filter or water pitcher
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Yup if you have city water you probably don't have to worry about water so much. But like you said, those of us out in the country have wells that require electricity which usually goes out at the drop of a hat during any storm. I am planning to fill a 50 gallon tank that I had to use for our horses before we had a well put in their pasture. Hopefully this will be enough for our plumbing needs if/when we lose power.
 
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I remember my mother talking about Hazel..... she was still in elementary school....... and far inland from where it hit. Still the strongest storm to hit NC.... in terms of wind speed and storm surge.
 
triaddukefan said:
Just like a woman..... Florence cant make up her mind where she wants to go. ;):mad::confused::cool::p:D:eek::rolleyes:

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Once again while watching this I come away impressed with George's stellar reflexes. No wonder he was able to dodge all the slings and arrow thrown his way while in office.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Hhhhmmmmm....

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I look at the house on the right and Sam Kinison comes to mind:

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I don't have to re-watch the Kinison again. "Go where the food is", "I'll bet the camera man could've given them a sandwich", "Get all your stuff, we'll load up the truck, we'll make one trip. We'll take you where the food is", "See this? This is sand. You know what this is going to be in a thousand years? It's Going To Be Sand!!!! Nothing grows here. Nothing gonna grow here".
 
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JordyG said:
All of my hopes go out to these folk who are under the gun while facing another "Storm of a lifetime" hitting our coastline. I hope you're prepared, hunkered down, and/or somewhere further inland. I've all my appendages crossed for y'all.
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The hyperbole is bothersome to me because when it doesn't turn out to be as strong as predicted, people on the coast are less likely to evacuate when there is an even greater threat.
 
JordyG said:
I don't have to re-watch the Kinison again. "Go where the food is", "I'll bet the camera man could've given them a sandwich", "Get all your stuff, we'll load up the truck, we'll make one trip. We'll take you where the food is", "See this? This is sand. You know what's this is going to be in a thousand years? It's Going To Be Sand!!!! Nothing grows here. Nothing gonna grow here".
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Loved it! ("You don't need a care package - you need a U-HAUL!")

Sam said his father was a preacher, and he thought if he had become a preacher his sermon would go something like this: "I am from the church of Hell. In one year you will wear my mark, YOU WILL WEAR MY MARK!!!"
 
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