Posted by Penny on September 17, 2003, at 13:56:34
In reply to Hurricane Isabel - Bring it On, posted by Susan J on September 17, 2003, at 12:46:16
> 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! 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). My parents have evacuated, thank goodness, from the Carteret County area.
But you would think Isabel had regained her category 5 rank the way the news folks around here are talking. 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!
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.
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?
P
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