The Rigger is baaaaaaack!!!

[82Rigger]

Well, I had quite an adventure!

Left here Sunday morning...was going to try for Atlanta and then on to Charlotte (Mom and I are originally from there and have relatives not seen for a long time).

Got just south of Atlanta...LT, help me out here...small town on 85 called Nunan (or maybe Newnan)? and ran into the heavy rain bands in the NE part of Dennis. Absolutely could NOT see to drive.

Checked into a Comfort Inn. Tried to call LT and Gracie, but the hotel phone thingie had problems (got wet or something).

So, we laid in bed and drank coffee and watched the eyewall of Dennis pass almost directly over where we live. Mom was going ballistic.

On Monday morning mom developed a medical problem...turned out to be a kidney infection, so as soon as the southerly rain bands had cleared out and they said we could get back in to the area, we headed south.

We don't have a lot of damage here at home, just a big mess to clean up. Got power back about 8:30 last night.

In my back yard there is a pine tree limb about six feet long impaled in the ground about a foot. Good reason not to go wandering around outside in a hurricane! I'll try to get a pic of that for ya.

Heartfelt thanks to all who sent me phone numbers and offered refuge. I was looking forward to seeing LT's bunker!!

I'll tell ya, I'm getting sick of cleaning up after hurricanes!

[David]

Glad to hear you are safely back and there is not too much damage. If this keep up you will need to trade your car in for a boat

[82Rigger]

Yeah, a boat.

At least I could fish while the hurricane passes. :re:


Here's a couple of pics of the limb that planted itself inna back yard:

[82Rigger]

After I took the pics I pulled it out. It was buried about a foot deep.

[82Rigger]

In the top two pics note the pine cone impaled into the wire fence.

Natural things as well as man-made objects are flying around in hurricanes. That limb was potentially deadly, and the pine cone weighs about the same as a baseball and was probably moving about the same speed as John Smoltz woulda tossed it.

[Keith_Hixson]

Glad to hear you are safe and sound and back in FLA.

Keith

[Arrow]

What Keith Said!

[Boats]

When you can walk away from it all is well. How's Mom? Did she get off to the Doctor all OK? My Mom would've had a stroke if I took her out in something like that. But she's passed now and she has smooth sailing now.

Glad you made it back OK.

[phuloi]

Up here in big timber country they call those limbs "Widow Makers"...for obvious reasons.
Glad to hear all is well,Steve.Don`t look now but there`s another one on the horizon.

[sn-e3]

Steve ft walton might be a huge hurricane magnet. Move up here to the north west its almost summer here.