A few thoughts as the hurricaine approaches
There is a bit of anticipation regarding Hurricaine Matthew as it passes through the Carribean following an expected northward path likely to bring it into proximity with South Carolina.While I don't relish the idea of anyone suffering flooding we could certainly use a spot of rain ... though the coast likely will get a lot more of it than they need — the rest of us have been a lot dryer this year.
So we will see what the end of the week brings in the form of tropical weather fronts and here's to hoping that we get moderately soaked.
Besides, I've had the roof cleared of leaves in the eaves in preparation for a lot more tropical storminess we haven't seen.
Barring any unexpected turns of Matthew during the interim I personally expect rain and a breezy circulation and hopefully that will be that.
However, as is the case with many tropical storms we in the midlands may not even see a piece of it.
We had a lot of flooding that would never reach me given the 300 year floodplain upon which I live. I'm well off the river behind a ridge called "Green Hill" and at the top of the street with all else falling "down" the street.
Unlikely that I will ever flood given both my position and perc test back when I was a septic tank owner.
Back when hurricaine Hugo came I remember egging it on with "Come on Hugo !" to which my good friend Dewitt told me to be careful with those wishes which may come true.
Turned out his hometown and much of the state suffered severe devastation while we in rural Aiken County at that time caught a good bit of high winds and less rain but that was it.