[ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] edenton

[Michael Meltzer]

Just heard from elton. he never left, could not get a boat out with the strom prep in time.

they are ok. the plant and houses are ok. they lost some shingle, gusters and loose boards but overall not to bad. stan got two
chain saws and the plant crew is helping out, they are trees down on the power lines at the plant so thats going to wait for the
pros.  This one did not have much rain, no flooding. the bigest problem alot of trees and power poles are down, to the point that
the wires are sherded, crews are using alot of new wire. this strom was trearning up 100+ year old oaks. roads choked with tress and
wires. Seem that any poles that had a traformer on it went down too. Thast bad, they are not going to have phone/electititly for a
while. no water without power(think totlets are out), very limitied gas(only a few stations with generator and they are limiting
purches to 10$, must have problems with resupply), no A/C. Cash only for everything. Town/shcools/churchs doing the "chinken Dinner
thing" to feed people. looks like the area going to be in the 1800's again for a while. It going to be hard/fatal on the old.


MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Bunnell" <jbunnell at mac.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 12:07 AM
Subject: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] edenton


> I was at the Michigan boat show Saturday - GBI was not, as far as I
> could tell. They didn't have an exhibitor's map or list. Walked the
> whole show but couldn't find them.
>
> Jim
>
> On Saturday, September 20, 2003, at 09:58  PM, Peter Thorn wrote:
>
> > Rummy,
> >
> > As I mentioned before,  Michael Orro of Triad Trailers told me Friday
> > that
> > GBI was hit hard.  I believe he obtained this information from a phone
> > call
> > with Elton.  That's all I really know.  I have been trying Elton's
> > cell (203
> > 856 2789) with no luck.  You can only leave a message.  All other
> > numbers to
> > Edenton ring fast busy. Has anyone checked the Mt. Clemmons Boat Show
> > in MI
> > for Elton?
> >
> > I also tried an e-mail to Jim Elliott, a Tanzer 16 sailor who owns the
> > local
> > Nationwide Insurance agency in Edenton, asking him for any information
> > about
> > the Spitzers in the old Tanzer plant.  No luck there yet either.  I'm
> > sure
> > he's ass-deep in alligators himself right now.
> >
> > My guess is that there are lots of trees down on power, phone and
> > fiberoptic
> > lines.  If it's like Fran was here in '96, it will take many days to
> > clear.
> > Some here were without power for 3 weeks then.  At least the weather
> > is warm
> > and people won't freeze.
> >
> > If GBI was hit hard, then I think it would be just great if we could
> > organize some way for the Rhodes 22 cult to help out. What would you
> > suggest?
> >
> > PT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 9:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] edenton
> >
> >
> >> Ed,
> >> Let's not jump the gun here. We still don't know what their situation
> >> is.
> >> They could be just fine for all we know.....it's the not knowing part
> >> that
> > kills
> >> ya.
> >>
> >> Rummy
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