One of the worries of traveling in September when one lives on the Southeast coast of the USA is that a hurricane could pop up and threaten your home while you are away and unable to prepare for the storm. That possible nightmare is becoming a reality as Florence menaces the East Coast with little chance of swerving out to sea. The husband and I are left hoping the disaster strikes somewhere else and spares Hampton Roads form serious damage. Our number on concern is storm surge since we live on a tidal creek just across the street from Hampton Roads harbor. Friends have already moved our cars to higher ground and, if the prognosis is bad, roll up the oriental rugs on the first floor and move them to the second floor and also remove the covers for the industrial grade sump pumps we installed in 2012 in strategic locations in the house. With a natural gas fueled whole house generator also installed in 2012, the hope is that the pumps can avoid standing water in the first floor which has been made water resistant up to three feet from the marble floors. The first floor water resistance work was done in 2009 after the Nor'Ida storm slammed Hampton Roads. Below is the September 9, 2018, 11:00 pm update from the hurricane center at NOAA.
As we begin our visit to London in earnest, the shadow of Florence will hang over us. On today's agenda is Kensington Place and an exhibition of Princess Dianna's clothing.
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Hope everything goes well and everything's fine when you return. The effects of this weather are being felt here in Chicago, too.
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