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The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
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Posted on 09/02/2004 2:18:28 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Pass them by! Pass them by!

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: Overtaxed

Yes, I think the Castle will get wet.
It does have some elevation, though, so hopefully there will be some protection from surge.

Close to a full moon now, which exaggerates tides.


4,601 posted on 09/25/2004 4:53:27 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: RMDupree
Apparently the folks who run this website agree with your assessment of wind in our area.
4,602 posted on 09/25/2004 4:59:02 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: Sam Cree

It's getting gusty outside, but nothing truly picture worthy.

Those poor folks in Stuart & Ft Pierce are gonna get clobbered by this thing. :-(

I can't help but feel relieved that we've managed to miss another one, Sam. And annoyed that yet another weekend has been ruined. But it pales in comparison to what those folks north of us are dealing with now and later...


4,603 posted on 09/25/2004 5:03:01 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington....)
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To: RMDupree

Glad you guys are safe. Poor ksen! I think he's a hurrican magnet.


4,604 posted on 09/25/2004 5:12:55 PM PDT by JenB
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To: RMDupree

Yes, as bad as I feel for our northern neighbors, I can't tell you how happy I am to have gotten away with it again.

Something does seem to get cancelled every weekend due to hurricanes. We've all lost a lot of time to this, but I guess we're the lucky ones so far.


4,605 posted on 09/25/2004 5:26:37 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: Sam Cree; RMDupree; trini; ksen

Good Evening - Looks like the far southern hobbits caught a break but the mid south one may not. Sort of good news and bad news.

Sam; can't really believe the looping track of that storm. Amazing.

Ksen -- stay safe.


4,606 posted on 09/25/2004 6:14:06 PM PDT by osagebowman
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To: HairOfTheDog; SuziQ

Don't know about other 'Octoberfests' but ours is about 15 or so years old. Started out as one street and now four streets downtown are blocked off, a carnival, a beer tent, a food tent, and a some crafts and stuff.

The one event when you can walk around drinking a beer, as long as it is an official plastic 'Octoberfest' mug.

A few business people are charging for parking in their lots, but most aren't; the lack of care that many excercise when parking their new vehicles is amazing. Lots and lots of people.

There is an old tri motor (Ford most likely) taking people on air tours from our G/A field in town. They got FAA permission to fly low and slow over downtown, they were LOW. Really a cool old airplane.


4,607 posted on 09/25/2004 6:24:18 PM PDT by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman; HairOfTheDog; RMDupree; All

Nothing much happening here, going out for donuts now. See you later :-)


4,608 posted on 09/25/2004 6:27:23 PM PDT by trini
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To: Overtaxed

Evening OT; LSA and I been a-gardenin today. Moving plants, redoing a raised bed and removing some others. Good Day for it.

Gypsy found the new bed to be just right for digging in, all that nice, soft black dirt and compost, she loved it. I think Gypsy thought she was helping us out, LSA said 'I don't think so'. :-)


4,609 posted on 09/25/2004 6:29:15 PM PDT by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman

Yeah, happy we are getting away with it once more down here at the end.

National Weather Service Melbourne just issued the following statement:

***extremely Destructive Winds... Capable To Destroying Weak Structures And Mobile Homes... And Damaging Even Well Built Structures Will Affect The Coastal Areas South Of Vero Beach Over The Next Few Hours. Trees Will Be Uprooted And Large Debris Will Become Airborne. It Is Time To Move Quickly To The Safest Interior Location Within Your Shelter And Plan To Remain In Place For Several Hours. Protect Yourself From Breaking Glass And Possible Structural Collapses With Mattresses.***


4,610 posted on 09/25/2004 6:29:46 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: osagebowman

That old trimotor is almost old enough to be from bow and arrow days!


4,611 posted on 09/25/2004 6:30:38 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: Sam Cree

Lovely... hope ksen's ok...


4,612 posted on 09/25/2004 6:58:20 PM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB

I hope they are doing OK too, they should be, I imagine, though it's pretty scary being in a bad storm.

Hopefully we'll hear from him soon, although chances are good they won't have electricity to run a computer if he is getting pounded. Maybe he'll call Hair or someone on the cell if that is the case.

Using mattresses is good advice, IMO. In 92, I had my children in small interior closets, with their rollerblade helmets on and lots of pillows for sheilds. Met a neighbor next morning whose roof had blown off, the whole family had hid under the bed, holding on to it with all their might, until the winds subsided.

I have to admit, these things spook me.


4,613 posted on 09/25/2004 7:08:50 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: Sam Cree; trini; RMDupree; ksen

~Will be glad when hurricane season is over~


4,614 posted on 09/25/2004 7:27:10 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: All
Bay temper tantrum tonight (pony is in heat and we tried to seperate them ;~D

Ecurbh playing the part of a gate in the background ;~D

4,615 posted on 09/25/2004 7:27:56 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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Note the Bush/Cheney pin I'm wearing. ;~)


4,616 posted on 09/25/2004 7:36:17 PM PDT by ecurbh (Having come this far, our tested and confident Nation can achieve anything.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

It looks like he's bullfighting, only with a horse!

Sigh... am feeling a bit down tonight. So I've been reading sweet and happy manga, making quiche, and spying on my new neighbor (a guy... mildly attractive and going to New Zealand in three months so if he turns out to be a jerk, I just have to stick it out)


4,617 posted on 09/25/2004 7:47:09 PM PDT by JenB
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To: osagebowman

*Sigh* I need a garden to putter around in.

Maybe it's a new hobby for Gypsy. She should have her own garden spot.


4,618 posted on 09/25/2004 7:50:11 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: JenB

I think he might have felt a little like one with a big horse coming at him in that mood!

The neighbor thing sounds ~vey~ interesting!


4,619 posted on 09/25/2004 7:52:46 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: TalonDJ
As one who has done the same, let me be another to say,

You're BUSTED!

4,620 posted on 09/25/2004 8:04:58 PM PDT by Professional Engineer ( ......................... muslim = monster)
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