[AT] test - Hanna and Fran

[charlie hill]

David, when Fran was approaching I tried to get my  mother to go to Raleigh 
to my sisters house in north Raleigh.  She refused to go.  It was a good 
call on her part.  Her power never went out.  My sister was without power 
for a week or so.


Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] test - Hanna and Fran


> Here just west of ATIS central we barely got any rain (not even enough
> to dampen the seeds I sowed in the garden yesterday).  Overcast and we
> might get another shower or two this morning but it is doubtful.
>
> I remember Raleigh after Fran.  My best friend from college (and
> ex-brother in law) lives to the south of downtown and after Fran passed
> by he had 4 trees on his house.  During Fran's approach I stood in my
> yard looking east.  I could see clearly the edge of the rain bands while
> standing in my sunny yard.
>
> David
> NW NC
>
> charlie hill wrote:
>> I don't think you have to worry to much about the NC.  She's stuck up in
>> that ditch off the Cape Fear and balasted down.  I'm not sure she's even
>> floating anymore.
>> She got a new paint job just a few years ago.  She looks good.
>>
>> The thing with Raleigh is there are lots of trees and old trees there. 
>> The
>> newer parts of Raleigh are litterally carved out of forrest land and they
>> generally don't cut any more trees than necessary.  Down this way we get
>> some winds fairly often and it keeps the dead wood shaken out.
>> When they do get some wind in Raleigh, as they are this morning, all of 
>> the
>> dead wood gets shaken  out at once.  Well except what the occasional ice
>> storm gets.
>>
>> We are getting a few wind gusts this morning but my house is protected 
>> from
>> South and East winds so I can't really tell how much.  The power blinked
>> twice but just a blink.  Enough to scare the dog.
>>
>> Charlie
>
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