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Just got off the phone with Howard on his cel. When we spoke on Friday he had one foot out the door heading for his friend's apartment, and warned me that I might not be able to reach him later if a power outage could prevent him from re-charging the cel. He also said that he was preparing his mind for the worst-case post-storm scenario in which he would return to find his motor home and all his stuff wiped out, (up to and including his cd library, of course). Happily, I can now report that Howard is still in one piece and happily, miraculously, so is his home. So, we can look forward to many more years of heartfelt metaphors from our music-loving friend.
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Sep 29, 2022 - 8:17 PM
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Ron Pulliam
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Even though I lived in the Bay Area of California for 25 years, I was always fearful of "the big one" (as in "earthquake"). When i left, I heaved a huge sigh of relief that I was able to get out before the next major shake (and possibly a devastating one). But, I AM in South Carolina, and we have tornadoes sometimes. And the occasional hurricane will plague our coastal areas. As I am well inland (by a couple of hundred miles), the most I have to worry about is tropical storm winds if they happen to stray in my direction. Heavy rains are common hereabouts, but not over an extended period (like hours). I could not imagine living in Florida and under the threat of total devastation from hurricanes. I know it doesn't affect everyone, but everyone is "potentially" going to be in the path of one. Best wishes to you, Howard, for a safe return home to find minimal, if any, damage.
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Here we go again. Have evacuated 200 miles southeast. This is a killer. Important papers and minimal whatever thrown into car and the rest is hurricane fodder. Go away, Ian. Fred Derry and Friedhofer working OT. Five years later, five years older. Enough already. Have been thinking about the Senator from Florida lately. Glad to hear that you, the person, are OK and that you’re not seeing that ol’ hitchhiker just yet. Hopefully your stuff back home is OK as well.
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