Hurricaine Dorian: Member check in thread

From Australia where hurricanes or cyclones are not uncommon my good wishes go to all those in the path of Dorian. Last I heard it may now miss Florida with the epicentre (eye) in the Carolinas.

The biggest blow to hit my country was this CAT 4 cyclone on Christmas Eve of 1973 obliterating the northern city of Darwin, NT. Several hundred lost their lives.
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This particular hurricane has kept the East Coast in suspense for longer than any other hurricane that I can remember. Given the short attention span of some people, boredom will eventually set in and make them careless about this monster.
It is beginning to look like it will not affect those of us who live 90 miles inland in South Carolina, but things can change rapidly. We are still watching it closely.
 
Pecos said:
This particular hurricane has kept the East Coast in suspense for longer than any other hurricane that I can remember. Given the short attention span of some people, boredom will eventually set in and make them careless about this monster.
It is beginning to look like it will not affect those of us who live 90 miles inland in South Carolina, but things can change rapidly. We are still watching it closely.
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We are just watching and waiting here in the Charleston area. Thankfully we are a little further inland. Flooding can happen where we are but it isn't as bad as downtown Charleston.
 
AnnieA said:
Look at those ladies! How fun! Would love to be up there with them.
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They do look like they are having fun. It looks like the pilot is a fairly young full-bird Colonel, I am impressed.
The vast majority of the military women I knew during my 31 years in the service where adventurous, and I might add very bright.
 
Lochkelly said:
We are just watching and waiting here in the Charleston area. Thankfully we are a little further inland. Flooding can happen where we are but it isn't as bad as downtown Charleston.
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We love visiting Charleston, and seeing all that water running down King street during their last big storm surge makes us worry even more about that pretty city given the potential damage from this one. The last time we were there, we saw a number of older home being elevated on concrete pillings.
 
Pecos said:
We love visiting Charleston, and seeing all that water running down King street during their last big storm surge makes us worry even more about that pretty city given the potential damage from this one. The last time we were there, we saw a number of older home being elevated on concrete pillings.
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I girl I work with just told us that when she attended The College of Charleston (downtown) they were advised not to walk/wade in the standing water as there have been needles that wash up. From druggies or the hospital? I'm not sure.
 
Pecos said:
This particular hurricane has kept the East Coast in suspense for longer than any other hurricane that I can remember. Given the short attention span of some people, boredom will eventually set in and make them careless about this monster.
It is beginning to look like it will not affect those of us who live 90 miles inland in South Carolina, but things can change rapidly. We are still watching it closely.
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Dorian hovered over Bermuda for two days. Massive damage there. Hoping it has exhausted itself before it hits the US East Coast. Take care all those in its path.
 
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A2ZGrammie said:
Sorry, I didn't mean any disrespect to people that are concerned.

I guess I was trying to be funny, poking a little fun at myself. I always have my head in the clouds, and I truly didn't know there was a hurricane. I've heard about it since, due to the fact that supposedly it's going to head towards the NC coast?
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No need to apologize. Not everyone watches the news. It doesn’t make us bad people.
 
I am thinking that all the Cruise Companies have liners
going to the Bahamas, why then before this hurricane
struck did they not send empty vessels to gather up
the people and keep them safe till it was over?

The ships will be empty but still full of staff and provisions,
as nobody will be sailing into the path of a storm and they
do earn lots of money by taking people to Nassau, I think
they should consider this kind of move in the future.

Think how much good will and publicity they would get for
just caring and helping.

Mike.
 
Florida really dodged a bullet this time. The Bahamas took the brunt of the impact.
 

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