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I talked with someone on their cell in Raleigh about 20 minutes ago. I don't think Raleigh is getting the worst of the storm though. Someone told me the rain there was falling at a 45 degree angle and the power is flickering. He should be fine in Raleigh though.

I just left Raleigh. It's not too bad there yet, and the power is indeed flickering.

What pissed me off as I was driving home was all the businesses and homeowners who have done NOTHING to secure objects on their property. Some of my neighbors haven't secured their garbage cans, deck chairs, etc. Some businesses on Hwy 70 still have flags stuck on fences and in the ground and those portable signs that you can change the letters on...unbelievable. There were lots of twigs and leaves blowing across the road and I saw some real estate signs blown over.

And it's starting to sound pretty bad here. A tree fell down right across the street from me, partly in the road, right next to a power box. Our power is still on, obviously--for the moment. I'm going to get myself something hot to eat, while I still can.

Signing off for now!