Hurricanes have been a topic here since 2005, when I personally was affected by Katrina and shared a lot of my experience with you. However, there has not been a major hurricane—a category 3 or above—to hit the United States since that eventful year. I suppose that technically is true still. Hurricane Matthew, a category 3 hurricane when it approached southeastern Florida last week, did not make landfall there. As we all know, it skirted the Atlantic seaboard until the eyewall finally touched ground in South Carolina. By then, Matthew was a category 1 storm. Yes, we did get lucky. Had Matthew been a category 5 storm on the path it took, or even a category 4 as it was when it hit poor Haiti, we probably would be dealing with the greatest natural disaster in our nation’s history. Or if the storm, as it was, had tracked 20 or 30 miles closer to shore, the damage would have been far greater. However, I say all that to say this: Matthew was a remarkably unique hurricane. By hugging the coastline, its impact amounted to a landfalling hurricane from near Palm Beach, Florida, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. While not the rolling catastrophe that might have been, the damage is great, far greater than we know from watching clips on television and the internet. The dollar damage will be historic, and there are personal catastrophes aplenty. This storm was not oversold. We got very, very lucky.
The Missing Pizza
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61 responses to “The Missing Pizza”
Terrible day, no show Lowe’s with me and two employees wasting lot of time waiting and repairs not done, then van went dead for second time in couple days, turns out to be alternator, so I pick up truck from Ford shop south of me and go file complaint and credit on large delivery charge Lowe’s and then drive to Tulsa 120 miles north with second vehicle that will no doubt get left there and me sent home in rentalking car. To do tomorrow.
Then back to town south of me to deal with cell phones I am getting tired of dealing with, all to leave Friday to drive to Mississippi and Alabama. I am only marginally packed. Have to pick up house sitter house keeper in Tulsa and bring back here to work while I am gone.
October 13 is national no bra day.
Running late, but Mike Rowe gets his humor from his mother, Peggy. She is a semi-regular columnist for one of the Baltimore papers. She used to have a blog on Mike’s original website. Amazing woman.
Good morning Villagers….
GM, Old Bear….you have a lot of catching up to do.
Indy Mindy, Smigz has some good ideas on job searches. Good luck.
gotta go…..
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Jackie: There are lots of women who I hope don’t know that, or who know better. Peace,
I had already forgotten and put mine on. Seriously, I wear bras and always have. I have no idea why anyone my size would still want to be “two sizes bigger” but that’s what the advertising promises. I was reading ads last night and going “What?”
I had already forgotten and put mine on. Seriously, I wear bras and always have. I have no idea why anyone my size would still want to be “two sizes bigger” but that’s what the advertising promises. I was reading ads last night and going “What?”
Baltimore looks to be right at the edge of the storm. Boh and Barb were probably safe on their ledge. They may be on it now [or out for a pigeon or starling]. It goes from this SW corner of the bldg. to the SE corner. Peace,
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domaucan1, it sounds like you’re knee-deep in little people. How many are you herding altogether? God bless you and yours, too.
Jackie, it sounds like you’re swimming in the deep end!
Jimmy, in today’s A&J, I bet the trash collectors still talk about the cute gal in the nighty who used to run out of that house.