"Drone footage shows the extent of the flooding along Interstate 95 near Lumberton, North Carolina, where Hurricane Florence dropped a record amount of rainfall on the state. (No audio)" :
Yesterday morning, as Good Neighbor Jim and I bucked up all the downed trees into manageable chunks, Good Neighbor Blanche tossed the resultant pieces, limbs, etc. out of the roadway.
When we got done processing everything, the remaining "stump" of this particular tree (this is the one that was initially hung up in some other trees and hanging out over the road) caught my eye:
I said to GN Blanche, "I'll be disappointed if you don't come out later with a sharpie and draw some sort of face on that thing!"
So earlier this morning, as I did my daily walk-about, I had to laugh when I encountered this monster lurking in the brush:
Regarding the flooding on I95 non SC near the NC border- SCDOT announced this morning that the flooding has already receded somewhat. The southbound lanes of I-95 are now open throughout SC, while the northbound lanes remain closed near the NC border.
Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2018 - 08:08 pm:
I did the cleanup of my yard after the hurricane this afternoon. My cleanup ritual is to mow the lawn. Why yes, I do tend to mow over small branches and such. Thankfully it has been the same for all the hurricanes that I've experienced: While living in New Bern: 2003 - Isabel 2004 - Charley Since living in Ernul (~15 minutes from New Bern): 2011 - Irene 2016 - Matthew 2018 - Florence
Obviously some were closer than others, but they all had the same batten down the hatches and stay inside until the storm passes, OMG the stores have no milk or bread, reaction.
Before I mowed my lawn this afternoon, I did a scan of my yard to see if I would be OK just mowing and came across something unusual - this baby lobster:
Yes, I know it's a crayfish. A friend a few miles away told me a few years back that her yard has an endless supply of crayfish, but I've never seen one in my yard - or nearby - before.
Honestly, there are areas not too terribly far from me that have significant damage. It's a bit horrible to see when I - once again - have come through unscathed. They got the power back on at work finally and Thursday was my first day back at work - which is in New Bern. National Guard trucks went by work fairly regularly Thursday and Friday. Businesses that are able to are reopening, but with significantly less merchandise. When the Walmart reopened last week, there was absolutely no frozen food or food in the coolers. Some grocery stores that were better prepared didn't lose inventory, but stock levels are lessening due to everyone trying to replenish what they lost. I lost everything in my freezer - minus what I tried to consume before the power went out or the food went bad. I had some cold BBQ one night for dinner and the next day - WHEW! Did the inside of that cooler stink with the remainder of the BBQ and the steaks that went bad. Traffic delays are common due to detours routing people around flooded roads. But things will - eventually - return to normal!
