Lunch Time Sunday, Still Raining

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@DWDavis (25812)
Pikeville, North Carolina
September 16, 2018 11:49am CST
The photo is from Saturday after the rush of water over the road had calmed somewhat. Ginger insisted on testing the depth. As you can see, it was about 2" deep where she stopped. I had her on a FlexiLead, so she was in no danger of washing away. I make a pretty good anchor. Thank goodness the winds have all but died down. The rain is another story. It is expected to keep falling steadily for several more hours and then sporadically for a number of days. My missus and I were able to make it to church this morning. There were some roads we saw cordoned off due to flood waters and/or downed trees. Knowing the roads most likely to be flooded, I also knew what roads were probably safe and we made it to town with no problems. Church was lightly attended today. Probably half the usual Sunday morning Mass congregation was able to make it in. I did see several of my students and colleagues. I'm glad to know they are okay. If I may offer a word of caution to those who want to help those adversely affected by the storm - only donate to charities you know such as the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, or a local charity or church you are familiar with. I caution you not to donate through Go Fund Me or any other such site as they are rampant with fraudulent appeals. Nor should you respond to request on Facebook or other social media sites for the same reason. Your thoughts, hopes, and prayers for those still in danger from the storm or her aftermath - the flooding still to come along the rivers - are welcome and much appreciated. I hope all of you are doing well. I look forward to reading your posts.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Sep 18
I know there are a million other more important things than this, but for some reason last night I was thinking about all the great camping spots in the Carolinas, and how they have probably been destroyed, flooded, or damaged in some way or another. And it's weird that my son and I were just talking last week about venturing up that way to go camping once the weather cooled off a little bit.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Sep 18
The path of Florence affected almost every part of NC and I imagine many campgrounds will have a lot of cleanup and repairs in their near future. I had plans to camp at Carolina Beach over Columbus Day weekend. Now I don't know if it will be open.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Sep 18
@DWDavis After Hurricane Irma hit Florida last year, most of our campgrounds and camping areas were closed for months, some as long as 6 months, while cleanup was underway. I hope it's not as bad for you up your way, but with all that flooding, It's bound to affect a lot of campgrounds.
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
18 Sep 18
I hope more people will attend church service come Sunday.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
18 Sep 18
I imagine the church will be standing room only come this weekend if the flood waters are down and all the roads in the county are open.
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• United States
16 Sep 18
Glad to hear you made it through safe, it still is raining here also. I'm in SC, around 50 miles from the beach.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
I hope y'all don't get the amount of rain we did.
@jstory07 (134267)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Sep 18
I always give to the red cross it is the best charity to give to.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
I usually give to the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities.
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@1creekgirl (40396)
• United States
16 Sep 18
I'm so glad you guys are okay! We didn't lose power or have any flooding, praise God. It could have been so much worse if the storm hadn't weakened or had come in farther north like first predicted. Good advice about folks wanting to help with donations.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
I'm happy for you all that you came through so well. I'm very worried about Wilmington. Just heard a report it's completely cut off.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Sep 18
@1creekgirl A friend who evacuated Wilmington posted a video from someone down there showing part of I-40 looking like a river.
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@1creekgirl (40396)
• United States
17 Sep 18
@DWDavis That's terrible. I know I40 and I95 have places that are impassable.
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@Kandae11 (53678)
16 Sep 18
Wow! - that looks like a lot of water . Is it still there?
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
No, thankfully, the water level dropped overnight thanks to the rain not coming down as hard.
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@snowy22315 (169582)
• United States
16 Sep 18
What a nuisance..Oh well at least your power stayed on for the most part. We are getting periodic downpours..and as the storm heads North..I am expecting more. Monday should be quite rainy.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
The rain is finally coming to a stop here. I just heard that my hometown of Wilmington is completely cut-off by road from the rest of NC. Roads are flooded over or washed out.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
17 Sep 18
Kinda hard to believe that other people take advantage of the misfortune of others.
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@ptrikha_2 (45419)
• India
19 Sep 18
So how did you manage on the road on which you took Ginger's photograph? Were you wearing some kind of special shoes or Gum Boots?
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
20 Sep 18
I was wearing my river shoes. They have a tread designed to grip when traversing moving water. At 190 cm and 131 kilos, it takes a pretty deep and strong current to move me if I don't want to move.
@wolfgirl569 (94744)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Sep 18
Glad that things have calmed down there. Ginger looks like she enjoys the water. You make a very good point about donating. Sadly those other ways can not be trusted at all.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
The way Ginger takes to the water you might think she has some Labrador in her.
@wolfgirl569 (94744)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Sep 18
@DWDavis Bunny loves it too ( red doberman) until bath time or going out in the rain.
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@just4him (305419)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Sep 18
I'm glad you made it to church and made it through safe. I will keep you in prayer for the days ahead as it continues to rain. Nice photo of Ginger.
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@JudyEv (325337)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 18
I'm glad you are safe and that is good advice about being careful about donating.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Sep 18
Has Ginger gained weight? She looks bigger than I remember her being. Glad y'all are safe. Do you get to yonsbfk to work tomorrow?
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
Ginger has put on a few pounds as she's aged. She's not the only one around here to do so. Just as I posted that I didn't know about work tomorrow, my principal posted that school is closed for students, optional workday for teachers. I will be going in to work.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Sep 18
@DWDavis I bet you are itching to get back into routine. Ir looks like we are going to be getting some rain today.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
16 Sep 18
Hope it recedes some by now DW. Glad you all are safe.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
16 Sep 18
The waters have receded in the creek here. It's the main rivers and tributaries we're keeping an eye on now. They are forecast to flood above record levels this week.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
16 Sep 18
@DWDavis Oh no
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@SHREE_N (47)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
16 Sep 18
Thanks for the alert regarding fraudulent portals..... hope all of you are safe
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