MS>Subject: Re: Hurr. Fran @ Ground Zero
MS>BA> I'm one of the folks that was in the area where Hurricane Fran hit.
MS>BA> The
MS>BA> eye came ashore about 25 miles from where I sit.
MS>BA> I normally make a pilgramage up to my sister's house up north of
MS>BA> Greensboro, NC, when a hurricane heads my way
MS>    Situation here in Burlington and report from friend in Greensboro says 
y
MS>might have been no better off in Greensboro, where power was out 2+ days 
for
MS>most, most traffic lights out Friday, many downed trees.
Yeah, it's true.  Things are worse there than here.  But I think New
Hanover and Pender Counties are the worst off of all.  I have to keep
monitoring the police and ham channels just to find out which roads are
still passable (a week later) because of the flooding.  All the water
that got dumped in the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville and places
upstream is starting to arrive down here now.
In the last week or so, the scanner has been my main source of
information of how to get around in the local area and what conditions
to expect, far more so than any broadcast radio or television.  It has
become not a luxury or hobby, but a necessity under the conditions here.
B*Allen
 þ SLMR 2.1a þ I have a mind like a steel... animal catcher thingie.
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