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Old July 4th 14, 11:42 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Are you and Persia alright? I have been thinking of you and hope you did
not have any damage from the hurricane.

MaryL

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Old July 4th 14, 01:34 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On 7/4/2014 6:42 AM, MaryL wrote:
Are you and Persia alright? I have been thinking of you and hope you
did not have any damage from the hurricane.

MaryL


Thanks, Mary! We're just fine. Someone else got concerned because they
heard the town of Beaufort mentioned on the news. They were talking
about Beaufort, North Carolina. I live near Beaufort, South Carolina.
It didn't even sprinkle where I live.

Jill
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Old July 4th 14, 02:39 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 7/4/2014 6:42 AM, MaryL wrote:
Are you and Persia alright? I have been thinking of you and hope you
did not have any damage from the hurricane.

MaryL


Thanks, Mary! We're just fine. Someone else got concerned because they
heard the town of Beaufort mentioned on the news. They were talking
about Beaufort, North Carolina. I live near Beaufort, South Carolina.
It didn't even sprinkle where I live.

Jill

~~~~~~~~~
Ah, that explains it. I also heard Beaufort mentioned, and I did not notice
that it was the "wrong" Carolina. I'm really happy to hear that you were
not affected...and sad to see the damage suffered by others.

MaryL

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Old July 4th 14, 02:55 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On 7/4/2014 9:39 AM, MaryL wrote:


"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 7/4/2014 6:42 AM, MaryL wrote:
Are you and Persia alright? I have been thinking of you and hope you
did not have any damage from the hurricane.

MaryL


Thanks, Mary! We're just fine. Someone else got concerned because they
heard the town of Beaufort mentioned on the news. They were talking
about Beaufort, North Carolina. I live near Beaufort, South Carolina.
It didn't even sprinkle where I live.

Jill

~~~~~~~~~
Ah, that explains it. I also heard Beaufort mentioned, and I did not
notice that it was the "wrong" Carolina. I'm really happy to hear that
you were not affected...and sad to see the damage suffered by others.

MaryL

It's confusing because both of the Beaufort's are on the coast, albeit
in different Carolinas.

I read where some people on vacation on the NC said they were not going
to heed the evacuation order. They were on the beach enjoying the sun.
Sure, it's sunny now fool. I don't know why some people take
hurricanes so lightly. Arthur wasn't a *major* storm as hurricanes go,
but bad enough.

Jill
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Old July 4th 14, 03:24 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Jill wrote:
Someone else got concerned because they heard the town of Beaufort
mentioned on the news. They were talking about Beaufort, North
Carolina. I live near Beaufort, South Carolina.
It didn't even sprinkle where I live.

It's confusing because both of the Beaufort's are on the coast,
albeit in different Carolinas.

[...]
I don't know why some people take hurricanes so lightly. Arthur
wasn't a *major* storm as hurricanes go, but bad enough.


Where was it on the Beaufort scale?

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Old July 4th 14, 06:05 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On 7/4/2014 10:24 AM, Jack Campin wrote:
Jill wrote:
Someone else got concerned because they heard the town of Beaufort
mentioned on the news. They were talking about Beaufort, North
Carolina. I live near Beaufort, South Carolina.
It didn't even sprinkle where I live.

It's confusing because both of the Beaufort's are on the coast,
albeit in different Carolinas.

[...]
I don't know why some people take hurricanes so lightly. Arthur
wasn't a *major* storm as hurricanes go, but bad enough.


Where was it on the Beaufort scale?

You mean the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?

Arthur was a Category 2 hurricane. Sustained winds of at least 100 MPH.
It's been downgraded to a Category 1 (60 MPH) and heading out into the
ocean.

I've never actually been through a hurricane. They usually just skirt
right around these southern South Carolina islands and head further up
the coast.

There are ruins on the island where I live. (preserved) There are walls
of an old mansion with some obvious first floor rooms still intact.
There are outbuildings. One is presumed to have been used for storing
dairy items. Another, a stone root cellar. There is the huge chimney
and hearth for the kitchen. People didn't cook inside the main house
back then. But the manor house does have one standing chimney.

The ruins are not old by UK standards; they date back to the early
1700's. The family graveyard is still there, too (preserved); it tells
quite a tale.

They built most things out of something called Tabby. It's a cement
made from lime, sand and crushed oyster shells. The fact that large
parts of these structures are still standing in 2014 tells me they had
some idea of what they were getting into. They knew how to shore up
against hurricanes.

Jill
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Old July 4th 14, 08:09 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 7/4/2014 10:24 AM, Jack Campin wrote:
Jill wrote:
Someone else got concerned because they heard the town of Beaufort
mentioned on the news. They were talking about Beaufort, North
Carolina. I live near Beaufort, South Carolina.
It didn't even sprinkle where I live.

It's confusing because both of the Beaufort's are on the coast,
albeit in different Carolinas.

[...]
I don't know why some people take hurricanes so lightly. Arthur
wasn't a *major* storm as hurricanes go, but bad enough.


Where was it on the Beaufort scale?

You mean the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?

Arthur was a Category 2 hurricane. Sustained winds of at least 100 MPH.
It's been downgraded to a Category 1 (60 MPH) and heading out into the
ocean.

I've never actually been through a hurricane. They usually just skirt
right around these southern South Carolina islands and head further up
the coast.

There are ruins on the island where I live. (preserved) There are walls
of an old mansion with some obvious first floor rooms still intact.
There are outbuildings. One is presumed to have been used for storing
dairy items. Another, a stone root cellar. There is the huge chimney
and hearth for the kitchen. People didn't cook inside the main house
back then. But the manor house does have one standing chimney.

The ruins are not old by UK standards; they date back to the early
1700's. The family graveyard is still there, too (preserved); it tells
quite a tale.

They built most things out of something called Tabby. It's a cement
made from lime, sand and crushed oyster shells. The fact that large
parts of these structures are still standing in 2014 tells me they had
some idea of what they were getting into. They knew how to shore up
against hurricanes.

Jill

~~~~~~~~
This is really interesting. I have always enjoyed visiting historic areas,
starting with family vacations when I was a child. We went through the
house that was the basis of Hawthorne's House of Seven Gables, visited
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Valley Forge, Gettysburg,
etc. My father and I used to enjoy walking through old cemeteries, and my
sister and I still do. I guess "it's in my blood." Your description sounds
like a lovely place to visit.

MaryL

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Old July 4th 14, 09:41 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Jack Campin
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Default Jill - Hurricane Arthur

I don't know why some people take hurricanes so lightly. Arthur
wasn't a *major* storm as hurricanes go, but bad enough.

Where was it on the Beaufort scale?

You mean the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?


I first learned about the Beaufort scale when I was a kid, reading
about sailing ships. It appealed to me because it was based on
phenomena you didn't need instruments to measu "whole trees in
motion", that sort of thing. You just needed to look at what was
being blown around outside and how much it was being blown around
by, and that gave you your position on the scale. This is the most
definitive description of it I can find:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pd...fort_Scale.pdf

"Cats go airborne" is probably in somebody's version of it.

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