Weekly
Update 7/29/2018
Excitement
last Friday when a tornado touched down across the highway from
me. I was oblivious. Just before 4 pm, it got really dark, which is
not unusual with the late afternoon thunderstorms we often get. So I
didn’t pay any attention. Generally, Friday afternoon is when I’m
giving tours at DH, but I wasn’t needed this week. I had a text
message from my neighbor Mike, who was in Hilton Head. He had heard
that there was no power on Whitemarsh Island and wanted to know what
was going on. Well, I was watching tv and my lights were on because
of the darkness, so I said I didn’t know what had happened, but my
power was ok. Then I went out because,
even though I wasn’t at DH, I still wanted to go to The
90. I couldn’t believe the damage! There was debris in the road,
trees were knocked down, the signal lights were out
on Route 80, and the roof of the elementary
school across the highway was peeled back! I took a few photos,
and then watched the news. It was verified as a tornado, but the
weakest kind. School is supposed to start this week, but I don’t
know if they’ll be ready. The other school buildings, and athletic
fields on the campus were also damaged. The Wildlife Center on the
other side of 80 is closed because of tree damage (but no alligators
or armadillos escaped). The neighborhood
between me and the Center also had a lot of damage. And I never even
lost
electricity!
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| an uprooted tree and damaged flag pole |
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| the roof ripped off at Marsh Point Elementary School |
My
other activities of the week were not nearly as exciting!
Monday,
a group from the Lunch Bunch went to a Savannah Bananas game. I left
after 7 innings, missing a grand slam by the other team, and a
come-from-behind, extra innings win by the Bananas. I guess that as
far a baseball games go, that was exciting, but I’m not sorry I
left early.
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| Let's go Bananas |
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| my friends at the game |
The
Bonaventure Historical Society had it’s annual Volunteer
appreciation luncheon on Wednesday. It was at an Italian Restaurant,
but I tried to be good and order salad (and tiramisu – not so
good). Then I went to Walmart. Since I no longer have to put
quarters in the meters to park downtown, I decided to clean out the
big stash I had in my car. I didn’t realize it was that big! I
had 158 quarters, 148 dimes, 96 nickels, and 159 pennies. Even after
deducting for the sorting fee, I had $54! That’s a lot of parking!
Thursday,
since I was on a roll with eating out, I accepted an invitation to
join Mike and his daughter Moira at Jalapeno's for dinner. Moira is
visiting from her home in Massachusetts before she goes back to
college. I’ve met her several times through the years, and it was
nice they included me. And not only that, Jane was to come over
Saturday night, and I ordered Wylie’s barbeque (I wasn’t going to
cook!). We had another huge rainstorm, and she decided not to drive
over. I had two dinners to eat. I was up to the challenge.
I
saw this mug when I was in KC. I didn’t get it, but I’m
considering ordering it online. It is so-o-o me!
Hi Wilma! You may not like mornings or people, but you are very funnY! I am extremely glad your complex was not damaged by the tornado. During our years in MS and TX, I have been in several tornadoes, but we had a place to park the truck between steep bluffs when we lived on the farm so they always went over us. Later, we had a storm shelter once we finally moved from the mobile home to the log house. We had one at our school in TX a few years ago, but it mostly damaged only the front of the building and the roofs of homes across the road. Now we only have to think about hurricanes in Lower AL!
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