Hurricane Isabel swept into the N. Carolina coast a little after noon, yesterday, Sept. 18, and then set a nw. course thru the Virginias, Maryland, Pennsylvania and NY.
Millions in the eastern part of the country are affected, and folks, it is a mess out there.
Prayers offered for all those affected, those rescuers and emergency responders, those utility people, and those in authority who'll be dealing with the aftermath of the storm for weeks ahead.
As bad as Isabel was (she was a big storm to say the least!!) it could have been so much worse had she stayed a Cat 5 level storm.
Prayers to all who have been affected by this storm!
Off for church and water aerobics (not at the same place.;^)
See y'all later.
My husband made extra strong coffe this AM....it's his day off.
About that fire......here's the theory.
The house in all appearances was not a fire hazard.
Their home was immaculate....
...their garage was immaculate....
...their yard was trim & immaculate..
...This home was their main home.....but they have a small cabin in North Carolina where they spend most of their summer.
They had been in NC for a couple months or so, and for some reason, returned to Florida for a few days....and then, 3 weeks ago, returned to NC.
They turn their AC up very high.....but they installed a humidistat....
The fire marshal thinks that the AC got clogged or something like that.....some kind of buildup...
..and when the humidistat 'told' it to kick on, it simply stayed on and never stopped running.
I'm not sure I'm explaining this correctly....
..but it would appear the AC froze or something, which heated it and threw sparks or whatever, and then the flame & resultant fire was blown right into the attic....(where he had stored some things)....and engaged the attic, roof first....
....the roof is all but gone......the garage is gone......
...the owners came home Wednesday morning, and spent the day in tears, it was so bad.
I took them over some homemade chicken soup, and hugs....
All of you, check your AC units, heating units, and humidistat if you have one.
We tend to take too many things for granted!
We are without power, but other than two small trees uprooted, we apparently escaped serious damage. The Duchess and Da Kid are home with Caesar. He thought one of the small trees made a great dumbell, so off he ran with it in his mouth, pursued by the Duchess and Da Kid.
Ya know, there is a great deal in common between Hurricane Isabel and Queen Hitlery. They approach with a great amount of wind, while there, the silence is deafening when questioned, and depart with a great amount of wind blowing in the opposite direction...and things like power, water and other services are not working...and a few people are dead.
Like I say, there is a great deal in common.
Well, as if this day wasn't bad enough before, I am now over at my stepdaughter's house, babysitting.
They think my son-in-law might have had a heart attack. :-(
She made just a couple of replies to responses after that and I haven't seen or heard anything from her since then. She did say that he is only 42.
Please keep her and her family in your prayers.