[ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] edenton

Thu Sep 25 00:20:16 EDT 2003

sounds like you had fun on the camping trip :-), gald everthing thing is allright, look at the bright side the story will get better
with age like a fine wine. Elton and rain really go together :-)

MJM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] edenton

> OK, to whom it may be of concern:
>
> Elton was in SC with Rummy and everything was fine.  We hold Rummy
> responsible for sending him back.
>
> the lights just now went back on - 2,500 e-mails are filling the screen but
> have to leave for show so will contact those needing contacting when return.
>
> first the rains came and turned off the lights but we are accustomed to that
> in this town   -
> water came in through every pour in the roof (another procrastination of you
> know who) as well as coming out of everything else -  except the faucets
> (since the community water pumps were the first things to go)
>
> with no water and some of us having the s-scared out of them, I had to keep
> filling the toilet water tank by bailing the Albemarle so we could flush
> periodically before asphyxiation set in.   I think our lowering the
> Albemarle was responsible for saving some waterfront homes.
>
> then the winds came so we sat behind my office window walls and watched the
> world go by  (pretty clever place to be !)
>
> when it was all over we went out to examine the damage - on their sides: 2
> 1/2 cedar trees, one non Rhodes boat, some very heavy duty cables.
>
> all the Rhodes were sitting peacefully on their trailers, vindicating once
> again that the Rhodes is non capsizable.
>
> trust everyone else has as much fun
>
> stan/gbi
>
>  ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 9:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [ham] Re: [Rhodes22-list] edenton
>
>
> > 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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