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by rabidwolf » Mon Oct 10, 2016 3:24 pm
Parafireboy sent me a message checking to see how I was doing. I'm gonna just copy and paste my reply to him here. All in all, we have been blessed. To the best of my knowledge, there was no loss of life.
"Thanks for checking. For where I am at, we fared ok. Few trees down, lost power from about 16:00 Sat. to 14:00 Sun., had a piece of metal lost off of one of the eves, and right now waiting on things to dry a little bit before cleaning up. Else where, it was/is pretty bad in some places. Rivers are due to crest between today and tomorrow. There are some new evacuations in areas with increased flooding. Mainly areas near or on the rivers. A levee broke in Lumberton, forcing about 1,500 to evacuate.
Getting around can be tricky in some places. As of last report, there are some 170 roads closed in Horry. Some have been cut, bridges washed out, and lots of trees and debris blocking some roads. Trees are generally the most frequent obstacle. In the last 45 days, we have had between 2-3 feet of rain in throughout the Grand Strand, Pee Dee, and Midlands regions. From storms Hermine, Julia, and now Matthew. Had the ground been allowed to dry out more. The amount of storm felled trees would not be so bad.
Though all in all, we have been blessed. So far, no loss of life that I know of. Had a close call when I went out riding during the storm. I even managed late Sat. night-Sun. morning, to run a cord from the generator after everyone went to bed. With that and my hot spot, got on Xbox, checked in with a few people, and play a couple of games. Ending with a obligatory hurricane MRE meal, Pork Rib.
Most that know me around here. Know about my prepping stockpiles. So far, it hasn't really been needed. Everyone seemed to be adequately prepared in some form or another. Plus, most naturally help others without reservation during times like this.
Lots of crews from all types of organizations around helping. The CO-OP says it may take a week or two weeks for full power restoration. There is nearly a combined total of 9,000 miles of electric service line. Those guys and gals are busting their asses off. While also making good money."
