Charleston has set up specific evacuation routes based on where people live and changed the lanes on several highways. They did it to try to avoid completely clogging up the main interstate.
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I remember Hazel, too, and we were at the north end of the Chesapeake Bay. We lost our power and in the worst of it, it seemed like the wind was whipping through the house. We had a gas stove, though, so mother was able to cook. We did use candles. All the battery-powered things we have today are great, but we didn't have those back then. A flashlight, maybe, but that's all.We both are well familiar with and remember the bad hurricanes from the 50's when I was a kid. Hurricane Hazel was a particularly bad one.
You are so right. I've been on the phone all morning and there's nothing, nada, ZIP, not even as far as Tifton, Georgia!
Hotel availability all over the state are getting harder and harder to find.
do you have any family in the northern states or penpals etc? Maybe time for a road trip?You are so right. I've been on the phone all morning and there's nothing, nada, ZIP, not even as far as Tifton, Georgia!
Hotel availability all over the state are getting harder and harder to find.
I guess we'll all hunker down and make the best of it.
We have to evacuate tomorrow. So does DD.
I remember Hazel. I was about 5 years old and I went outside to get my bike and the wind was so strong I could not get back inside on my own. My mother realized I was not in the house and she ran outside to get me. I was scared to death. We lived about 150 miles from the ocean. We lived in Maryland. I still live in Maryland but we are not expected to get hit my Mathew.
I remember Hazel, too, and we were at the north end of the Chesapeake Bay. We lost our power and in the worst of it, it seemed like the wind was whipping through the house. We had a gas stove, though, so mother was able to cook. We did use candles. All the battery-powered things we have today are great, but we didn't have those back then. A flashlight, maybe, but that's all.
I saw the reversed lanes on a major interstate somewhere in Florida or Georgia. It doubled the amount of cars that could get out at reasonable speed. It's a really good idea. When we lost power for over two weeks in Atlanta due to an ice storm, many people left for friends and relatives in neighboring states. I hope the refugees from Matthew can do the same, especially if the hotels are filling up.
And toilet paper.Don't forget candles, everybody.
Here's the latest tracker from Weather Underground. It looks like it will go along the coast north of here. We are in the hotel in Orlando nowIt looks like Florida may be in big trouble. IF we have any Floridians, I hope all of you stay safe. Right now according to the models, it looks like this hurricane is not going to come ashore where I live.
The dog is being good in her crate. The cats are in the playpen- unhappy. No one is happy. We all wish were at home.
battery powered radio!!! and flashlights!!!
And carriers and/or harnesses and leashes for our fur babies...
Thanks. They will. Lily is using the (clean) litter box as a nest. I put another unused box with a clean towel in it in the playpen but she's stubborn. I hope they don't sleep in the litter and relieve themselves on the towel. I'll have to overtip the housekeeper.
@Kat0121- At least you and the kitties are safe for now. They will just have to adjust. You will be home soon enough. We will be thinking about you.
denice Some years back, Hurricane Dennis turned around and whacked NC a second time.They were saying this morning that it was possible that it could go out to sea off North Carolina, make a u-turn and come back over south Florida. I don't remember the name of the storm but there was one like this that did do this. It would be a much weaker storm the second time through. It would also go across south Florida rather than come up the coast again.