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I was watching Shep Smith broadcast this morning from down there on some roof top ... the wind was blowing .. you couldn't hear a thing he said

And I'm thinking .. Dude, get inside .. lol

Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as what was expected and yes that no lives were lost

Yes, the howling wind was sumtin else. It is amazing to watch trees literally bend in the wind. This afternoon I found branches from a really tall pine tree on one side of my house strewn along the driveway on the opposite side of the house. I always wonder if newsmen like Shep get hazardous duty pay. LOL I'm grateful they're willing to do it but I sure wouldn't.

I caught some of Shep this morning and could only remember when Gloria hit the east coast, particularly the DelMarVa Penninsula.

I had called the local radio station, where I used to work, volunteering to help out with information as an extra set of eyes and ears. To this day I will not forget the refusal I got "we don't need amateurs." I realize that 4 years of on air coverage of stuff on the penninsula did not make an icon - but the little b!tch who didn't want amatuers had been at the radio station less than 2 months.

When I spoke with the News Director ( aformer colleague) several days later he questioned why I hadn't called him - I related the above. She was gone with inside of a week.