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Re: Hurricane Isabel - Bring it On » Penny

Posted by Susan J on September 17, 2003, at 14:13:51

In reply to Re: Hurricane Isabel - Bring it On, posted by Penny on September 17, 2003, at 13:56:34

> I bet North Carolinians, who really have something to worry about, are much more level-headed right now....
> Speaking as a North Carolinian - don't count on it!

<< LOL!

>>Our shelves are bare as well, I suppose with good reason, even though I'm in the middle of the state (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill).
<<See, if I were there (Durham), I'd be a little more worried, too. I think the worst that will happen here in DC is some minor flooding, tree damage, and probably some lost power for a day or so. You might get worse flooding and longer power outages....I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya that nothing bad happens.

>>My favorite thing? When they send reporters to the coast so they can stand there, wind-blown hair, sometimes drenched by rain, to report that the wind is blowing, shingles blowing off houses, it's raining really hard, and the water is rising. Uh - duh! It's a hurricane!
<<I know! That's hysterical! Um, I wouldn't be out near the beach in any of this stuff. Our local Baltimore/DC stations have reporters at our beaches (Ocean City) *and* down in Virginia Beach *and* Cape Hatteras! <eyes rolling>

> Funny to me that the death rates by these storms haven't really changed that much over the years, even with all the advanced warning. What did they do prior to satellite and predictions? My grandmother, who grew up on a little island on the coast of NC, has survived many storms, and quite a few prior to "Doppler 5 Radar." Many of the old folks just ride these things out anyway.
<<Wow, I'd be a big chicken if I were living on an island in the middle of this stuff. I guess you just get used to what you've always known, though. My parents have a beach house on the Delaware coast, and I know they build houses stronger than they do for us *inland* types. :-) But even when we get direct hits from hurricanes in Maryland, they don't seem to be anything like what FL and NC get....those storms just seem to be attracted to your states!

> I was here (in Chapel Hill) during Fran (96?) and just lived through 2 ice storms this past winter, so I'm prepared with my water, batteries, flashlights, radio and canned food (plus food for my pups). I don't think it will get that bad here, but better to be safe than sorry, right?
<<Yeah. Not that I've got a family to worry about or anything, but when I got my dog, I got a little more responsible about those things. :-) I've got the water for the pup now, too.

I *do* worry about all the wildlife out there and worse, the stray dogs and cats that have no clue how to protect themselves.... :-(

Susan


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