"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 8/11/2014 4:01 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> Yes, I am in Scotland and we had many flood warnings earlier today. The
>> wind has had us working hard in the garden today to stop more damage.
>> It will be strong still for us tonight but as the week progresses, it
>> will weaken gradually.
>
> Sorry you're going through that! I guess by the time they weaken, they
> don't move very fast and just dump a lot of rain. Hurricane remnants
> usually move past here pretty quick, no more than a day in most cases. We
> need the rain right now, though.

Hopefully you will get all you need without any damage.

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On 8/12/2014 5:31 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> O posting from the area where the remnants of Hurricane Bertha are
>>> causing a
>>> wee bit of havoc.
>>
>> Nothing too serious for you, I hope.
>> I had to look this up. I'm surprised that the storm is still alive. It
>> passed over my area (coastal Virginia) about a month ago.
>
> I am sure other places have had it worse than us. We had it worse than
> this a couple of years ago. That was really scary. There were a lot of
> trees blown down but I haven't seen any this time. It is expected to be a
> little less each day after today though.

Glad you made it through the hurricane, I hope this doesn't happen again
for a long time.

Becca

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/12/2014 5:31 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> O posting from the area where the remnants of Hurricane Bertha are
>>>> causing a
>>>> wee bit of havoc.
>>>
>>> Nothing too serious for you, I hope.
>>> I had to look this up. I'm surprised that the storm is still alive. It
>>> passed over my area (coastal Virginia) about a month ago.
>>
>> I am sure other places have had it worse than us. We had it worse than
>> this a couple of years ago. That was really scary. There were a lot of
>> trees blown down but I haven't seen any this time. It is expected to be
>> a
>> little less each day after today though.
>
> Glad you made it through the hurricane, I hope this doesn't happen again
> for a long time.

Thanks, Becca

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On 8/12/2014 4:31 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> O posting from the area where the remnants of Hurricane Bertha are
>>> causing a
>>> wee bit of havoc.
>>
>> Nothing too serious for you, I hope.
>> I had to look this up. I'm surprised that the storm is still alive. It
>> passed over my area (coastal Virginia) about a month ago.
>
> I am sure other places have had it worse than us. We had it worse than
> this a couple of years ago. That was really scary. There were a lot of
> trees blown down but I haven't seen any this time. It is expected to be a
> little less each day after today though.
>
>
>
Good to know it's not a total white-knuckle event!

"Mayo" > wrote in message ...
> On 8/12/2014 4:31 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> O posting from the area where the remnants of Hurricane Bertha are
>>>> causing a
>>>> wee bit of havoc.
>>>
>>> Nothing too serious for you, I hope.
>>> I had to look this up. I'm surprised that the storm is still alive. It
>>> passed over my area (coastal Virginia) about a month ago.
>>
>> I am sure other places have had it worse than us. We had it worse than
>> this a couple of years ago. That was really scary. There were a lot of
>> trees blown down but I haven't seen any this time. It is expected to be
>> a
>> little less each day after today though.
>>
>>
>>
> Good to know it's not a total white-knuckle event!

Not brilliant but has been worse)


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Sheldon merrily wrote:

> Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>
>
>
> >> Meow: http://tinyurl.com/m3uqmob
>
> >> http://www.wnyc.org/story/bodega-cat...eid=f3466aaeef
>
> >
>
> >Very cute but thankfully I never had to shop in a store that was in that
>
> >much of a decrepit state.
>
>
>
> That's not very nice, those are small mom n' pop groceries, they're
>
> obviously cleaner/neater than any big box stores.
>
>
>
> Um Bove, we've seen your mailbox and the exterior of your house... if
>
> that's indicative of how you live then compared to inside your abode
>
> those bodegas are like Trump Towers... I'd love to see a wide angle
>
> view of your kitchen... before you fumigate the roaches. You can't
>
> even post neatly, ALL your posts look like used TP... but you're not
>
> alone, most posters here make no attempt to trim, they leave their
>
> posts looking like used TP because that is exactly how they live. If
>
> how you trim your posts is any indicator of your personal hygiene then
>
> you haven't washed your ass in over a year... probably the last time
>
> your butt was scrubbed your momma did it... in grade school the kids
>
> nick named you maggot crotch... and them ain't no measly fruit flies
>
> whizzing about your ass, those are humongous horseflies... some are so
>
> big they're saddled, and ridden by cockaroaches playing polo! Some of
>
> your horseflys are so huge they can be body doubles for the Budweiser
>
> Clydesdales... wait-a-minute... now we're getting into sf territory!
>
>
>
> Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .


A+


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On 8/12/2014 12:35 AM, Gary wrote:

> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> O posting from the area where the remnants of Hurricane Bertha are causing a
>> wee bit of havoc.
>
> Nothing too serious for you, I hope.
> I had to look this up. I'm surprised that the storm is still alive. It
> passed over my area (coastal Virginia) about a month ago.
>
> G.
>
That is a very long time for it to still be a named storm. Usually it's
just subtropical or something after that long, but the conditions must
have been ripe for it to stay active for so long!

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The big coastal rains in the eastern US is stalled as a "block." The weatherman explained blocks today, but since
I am in the Midwest, I didn't pay much attention.

N.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> On 8/12/2014 12:35 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> O posting from the area where the remnants of Hurricane Bertha are
>>> causing a
>>> wee bit of havoc.
>>
>> Nothing too serious for you, I hope.
>> I had to look this up. I'm surprised that the storm is still alive. It
>> passed over my area (coastal Virginia) about a month ago.
>>
>> G.
>>
> That is a very long time for it to still be a named storm. Usually it's
> just subtropical or something after that long, but the conditions must
> have been ripe for it to stay active for so long!

It has definitely died down here now ... thank goodness Incidentally it
was named 'Hurricane'.

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