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Good afternoon lurkers :wub:

Just a quick check in while BF is napping and Princess is busy fighting with her socks again. :laugh:

We're having a good time. Just waiting on the twins to come by so we can go out for a while. College boy had to go attend to some of his animals in the research lab. He works with rats, mice, and chickens...who knew chickens suffer from depression...well apparently they do!:blink:

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday.
Hi Angel, glad the trip is going well. :)
Sure they do, I would bet that all animals have feelings.
I've heard that chickens are quite interesting and each have unique personalities. :laugh:

Hello lurkers:wub::wub::wub:

Fixing to shut down for a bit and then head home. I'll see you all later this evening!;)
Good afternoon Bobbi. :wub:
Safe travels, we'll see you later. :)
 

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    Good afternoon lurkers :wub:

    Just a quick check in while BF is napping and Princess is busy fighting with her socks again. :laugh:

    We're having a good time. Just waiting on the twins to come by so we can go out for a while. College boy had to go attend to some of his animals in the research lab. He works with rats, mice, and chickens...who knew chickens suffer from depression...well apparently they do!:blink:

    Hope everyone is having a great Sunday.
    Hey Angel :wub:

    Glad you're having a good time :) I'd be depressed too if I were a lab animal :rolleyes:

    Hello lurkers:wub::wub::wub:

    Fixing to shut down for a bit and then head home. I'll see you all later this evening!;)
    Hi Bobbi :wub:

    Please drive safely :)



    Guess I must have fallen asleep :unsure:
     

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    Glad you're having a good time :) I'd be depressed too if I were a lab animal :rolleyes:


    Guess I must have fallen asleep :unsure:
    Ha, I would be depressed too!!

    I'm sure you needed to sleep! Good grief up since 2.
    I napped a little myself. :)

    Have my laundry going again, just the loads that are in and I'm all done.

    I texted with my friend in Whiteville, NC this a.m.
    Guess they had strong storms, rain and wind.
    They're without power and may be for awhile.
    There is a tree down on their street that took out power lines, but she was also told that their power substation is underwater, and the creek or river that's flooding won't crest until Tues. :(
    ...AND, she said she feels like she's getting sick.
    She also said that her daughter's school had received quite a bit of damage so they're not going to be able to open back up right away either.
     

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    Ha, I would be depressed too!!

    I'm sure you needed to sleep! Good grief up since 2.
    I napped a little myself. :)

    Have my laundry going again, just the loads that are in and I'm all done.

    I texted with my friend in Whiteville, NC this a.m.
    Guess they had strong storms, rain and wind.
    They're without power and may be for awhile.
    There is a tree down on their street that took out power lines, but she was also told that their power substation is underwater, and the creek or river that's flooding won't crest until Tues. :(
    ...AND, she said she feels like she's getting sick.
    She also said that her daughter's school had received quite a bit of damage so they're not going to be able to open back up right away either.
    Yay! You had a successful nap :D

    Wow, hate to hear that about your friends situation :( Sounds like GA, SC, and NC got hit pretty bad :(
     

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    Yay! You had a successful nap :D

    Wow, hate to hear that about your friends situation :( Sounds like GA, SC, and NC got hit pretty bad :(
    Yes, finally. :)

    I just heard from her, she said she cleaned out the fridge/freezer and she and their daughter are heading to her parents in Charlotte.
    Her husband is the fire chief there and he's working just about around the clock, he told them to *go*.

    I think there are a lot of areas that got hit very hard, at least what I saw this morning. :(
     

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    Good afternoon everyone :)

    I've heard that chickens are quite interesting and each have unique personalities. :laugh:

    True story ! and some are as dumb as a box of rocks :lol:

    I'd be depressed too if I were a lab animal :rolleyes:

    Sometimes I think we all are and they just didn't tell us yet :blink:
     

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    Ha, I would be depressed too!!

    I'm sure you needed to sleep! Good grief up since 2.
    I napped a little myself. :)

    Have my laundry going again, just the loads that are in and I'm all done.

    I texted with my friend in Whiteville, NC this a.m.
    Guess they had strong storms, rain and wind.
    They're without power and may be for awhile.
    There is a tree down on their street that took out power lines, but she was also told that their power substation is underwater, and the creek or river that's flooding won't crest until Tues. :(
    ...AND, she said she feels like she's getting sick.
    She also said that her daughter's school had received quite a bit of damage so they're not going to be able to open back up right away either.
    Lots of places here in NC received quite a bit of damage. I hope your friend's power comes back on soon!
     

    daleron

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    Yes, finally. :)

    I just heard from her, she said she cleaned out the fridge/freezer and she and their daughter are heading to her parents in Charlotte.
    Her husband is the fire chief there and he's working just about around the clock, he told them to *go*.

    I think there are a lot of areas that got hit very hard, at least what I saw this morning. :(
    I've heard there are some bad fires somewhere there, probably best for your friend to run.
    Sad that her husband had to stay :(

    Good afternoon everyone :)



    True story ! and some are as dumb as a box of rocks :lol:



    Sometimes I think we all are and they just didn't tell us yet :blink:
    Hi OBG :wub:

    Did you get that bike ride to breakfast this morning?:unsure:

    We do seem to be lab rats don't we? :facepalm:
     

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    Good afternoon everyone :)



    True story ! and some are as dumb as a box of rocks :lol:



    Sometimes I think we all are and they just didn't tell us yet :blink:
    Howdy OBG.
    I've heard that about them too! :laugh:

    Lots of places here in NC received quite a bit of damage. I hope your friend's power comes back on soon!
    Yeah, those hurricanes are just nasty business. :(
    Haven't heard if The Bahamas is going to get it again or not, there was talk that it was going to loop back around.
     

    LoriP1702

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    I've heard there are some bad fires somewhere there, probably best for your friend to run.
    Sad that her husband had to stay :(


    Hi OBG :wub:

    Did you get that bike ride to breakfast this morning?:unsure:
    Oh, I hadn't heard about fires. :(
    Well...it's kinda of his job...he retired from Charlotte, and before they moved to Whiteville, he'd been doing this since high school.
    Emergency personnel/emergency responders live for this sort of stuff...I don't mean that in a bad way, but in the sense that this is what they're trained to do, and they really don't mind when called to serve.
    Thank goodness they do it. :)
     

    daleron

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    Oh, I hadn't heard about fires. :(
    Well...it's kinda of his job...he retired from Charlotte, and before they moved to Whiteville, he'd been doing this since high school.
    Emergency personnel/emergency responders live for this sort of stuff...I don't mean that in a bad way, but in the sense that this is what they're trained to do, and they really don't mind when called to serve.
    Thank goodness they do it. :)
    Yeah, I know; just hard for a family to be apart in times like this:(
     

    LoriP1702

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    Yeah, I know; just hard for a family to be apart in times like this:(
    It is, but he's the type that's kind of "married" to his work. :laugh:
    He told them to go.
    She said he's eating REALLY good at the firehouse. :lol:
    Guess everyone is cleaning out their fridges since they don't have power and the whole town must be taking them food. :laugh:
     

    LoriP1702

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    Tink said the fire is at Cherry Grove in SC burning 3condos

    :( I looked on The Weather Channels site, it said 5 buildings had burned in Myrtle Beach.
    Broken gas lines? That would be my guess.
     

    LoriP1702

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    I read an article on the fires.
    It didn't say what caused the initial fire to start, but that because of the high sustained winds (during the storm), they're not allowed to take the ladder trucks out.
    It said the sustained winds were 55-60 mph, with gust up to 70.
    A battalion chief responded to make sure no one was inside, then at some point, the national guard took the firemen to the scene in National Guard vehicles.
    This happened overnight last night.
    The area was a mandatory evacuation area.
    The statement from the fire dept or city said that while they were all frustrated not to be able to take the trucks, that people just have to understand there are times that due to extreme (weather) circumstances, they cannot use all their normal fire fighting tools.
    They had to just attach their fire hoses directly to the fire hydrants.

    I guess they're being criticized for not taking the fire trucks.
    But, there's just only so much they can do, and only so much that can be asked of them. (just my opinion)
    If the weather is such that it's not safe for man nor beast, people have to understand that "things", and homes and building can be replaced. People can't.
    I understand them not taking the trucks, if a tree fell on it, or something else rendered it unusable, that's not going to help protect anyone after the storm passes.
     

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