Thankful to see Dorian gone… #buhbye

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THANKFUL. That’s the word I can use to describe how fortunate we were after hurricane Dorian blew through Charleston, SC. We certainly cannot complain, not when they’re still searching for bodies in the Bahamas from this same, horrible, storm.

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Feeling the Effects of Dorian in Charleston, SC

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🥴 🌊 💨 🌴 😳😬🙄🤞🙏💫

Well… this is nerve racking to say the least. We woke at 4:30 to a siren sound coming from the phone. Tornado warning for another county. The winds are wickedly strong and I’m typing as fast as I can. Power has gone on and off. So far ten minutes being the longest period of outage, although I don’t expect it to stay on much longer. Continue reading “Feeling the Effects of Dorian in Charleston, SC” →

Hurricane Preparedness Information (and what do YOU do to prepare?!)

On By Barbara StroudIn Charleston, HOME, SC, THOUGHTS2 Comments
Charlie the day before a hurricane a few years ago (he was in no danger of going over the side!!!)

I moved to the Charleston, SC area in April, 1989. Hurricane Hugo arrived September 21, 1989. I will never forget that week, the hours leading up to the storm, during the storm as well as the aftermath. Continue reading “Hurricane Preparedness Information (and what do YOU do to prepare?!)” →