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01-23-2017, 04:04 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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The man in the Class B next to me was sitting in the passenger seat of his vehicle when we came back from the bathhouse, with something electronic in his hand...he apparently was tracking exact trajectory before running for cover.
I saw "tornado" and "Brunswick" and left.
We camped out in a shower stall....where there was a bench to sit on, and Lily stopped shaking.
She hates storms, and the noise from them within the Interstate seems to exacerbate that.
Cool enough overnight that I closed all the windows and now have the heat option in the AC unit on.
Okay with me.
Maggie
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01-23-2017, 04:31 AM
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2020 28' Flying Cloud
Upper St Clair
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Good you are safe and sought out a structure with a possible tornado. Just the winds alone, without a tornado can at times do as much damage.
Enjoy
Bud
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01-23-2017, 05:50 AM
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Rivet Master
1966 22' Safari
Hilltop Lakes
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Be aware that tracking a tornado on a mobile device has one big problem. The radar data you're looking at may be several minutes old. Always compare the time on the screen with the real time on your watch or phone before you believe what you see.
Seeking shelter early is not a bad thing to do. Lowest floor, smallest room, away from windows.
Glad you and Lily are OK.
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01-23-2017, 07:55 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 18,051
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Doug's memorial bench, near the entrance to Nunnally House.
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01-23-2017, 11:31 AM
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2020 28' Flying Cloud
Upper St Clair
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Very nice and moving picture.
Bud
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01-23-2017, 11:48 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1974 Argosy 26
1990 34' Excella
Charleston
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 238
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I am glad Lily was with you for this picture as I know that going here was difficult. Jane
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01-23-2017, 12:00 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 22' Safari
Hilltop Lakes
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,764
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That bench is a great memorial. Lily seems to be looking for him.
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01-23-2017, 12:35 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1973 27' Overlander
1995 19' "B" Van Airstream 190
Bay City
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Looks like he's sitting next to her... that was worrisome, knowing you two were in the tornado vicinity!!! Everything turned out well... keep having fun!! Hugs and love from out here on the presently sunny Oregon coast!!!
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01-23-2017, 04:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
1962 26' Overlander
Mesa
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Maggie that is a priceless photograph, almost as if she knew. Safe continued travels.
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01-23-2017, 04:21 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
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It has been a long and teary day, starting with heading to the Waffle House for breakfast, then off and on all day.
Haven't been able to shake it. Just difficult, lots of widow-making memories.
The bench is beautiful, and should last a very long time. I hope it gets a lot of use in its place there near the front door.
I cried very hard a couple of times today, which was unusual for me and difficult for Lily. So tuned in to her Mama, and just not sure what was going on or how to help.
I am surprised at the level of emotion still sitting there, nearly 3 years later, just below the surface, waiting for a trigger.
A traumatic event, doing what traumatic events do.
I called Rivers End CG at Tybee Island, they gave me a good rate, so we made our slow way here around crazy traffic in Savannah.
A lovely place, with friendly people, a couple of whom immediately descended to chat, and ooh and ahh over the Interstate.
Kind of a funky, end of the earth place driving thru here, reminiscent of Key West.
Going to stay a few days, maybe thru the weekend.
Going to have to do some exploring of the little town and the beach tomorrow.
Going to get a shower shortly, and have a glass of wine.
I deserve it.
Maggie
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01-23-2017, 05:39 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mantua
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There's a good pizza place just toward Savannah from the cg. Dog friendly!
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01-23-2017, 05:51 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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We first came across the Waffle House chain in the south, of course, as they don't have them up Nawth, and would go there for breakfast once or twice per trip in our retirement travels.
When Doug died, we hadn't yet been there on that 2 month old trip, but there was one near the campground I stopped at after my first day driving home after his death.
So, tearfully, I had breakfast there the next morning before continuing on home...he would have said "kismet", that it was there, and I felt having my pecan waffle and sausage patties was what he would have wanted me to do.
When we drove the grands in the Interstate to the family week at Edisto in 2010 or so, we took the four of them to a Waffle House for breakfast one morning....without pause, they climbed right up onto the stools at the counter, Doug and I positioning ourselves at each end.
The kids were adorable, and the staff really catered to them...bringing them extra things at no charge, engaging them in conversation, etc., and telling we adults how brave we were to be traveling with all those kids.
They loved it, we loved it, and Waffle House has always had a special place in our hearts.
So, when I saw this one near my campground last night, I thought that having breakfast there this morning was the thing to do before visiting the memorial bench.
Pecan Waffle, sausage patties, and coffee...my Waffle House breakfast.
The tears began just thinking about going there this morning. What a day.
However....throughout this day, I have had "hug images" recurring in my mind, of Doug holding me, and hugging me.
He knew how hard this was, and was there for me, that's what I believe...because, that's the kind of man he was, and that's what he would do...he would hug me.
He couldn't be there in person, but he was there in spirit...really, he was.
Maggie
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01-23-2017, 05:56 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by avionstream
There's a good pizza place just toward Savannah from the cg. Dog friendly!
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Thanks, Jim...I will get out and explore some tomorrow. Was inundated with visitors as soon as I arrived, but it was nice to have face to face conversation, and a good day for it.
They give you a rather thick brochure here with check in materials, too, entitled "Where to Eat at the Beach".
Maggie
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01-23-2017, 06:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Thanks for your kind words, everyone.
It has been a hard day for Lily...she seems a bit drained.
Her Mama crying is not something she is used to.
Sweet baby.
Maggie
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01-23-2017, 07:19 PM
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2019 27' Flying Cloud
Kansas City
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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My kids tell me I should always carry my phone when I am walking or biking, but I have been really loathe to do that, as I just don't want to.
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Maggie,
Google "flip belt". it is a very cool thing that I saw a couple of years ago when I was at an out door concert. These women who had ridden on their motorcycles had them, so that they didn't need a purse, but could have their phone on them.
Covered up by their shirts, so not in the way at all.
I got one and love it for walking the dog or hiking. I use it at concerts too. It doesn't bounce, and since you flip it over it's very secure against your body. Made of the same type of fabric as yoga pants. I can put my phone, keys, and credit card in it.
I got mine at a running store. I have seen them at large sporting good stores and REI.
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01-24-2017, 05:14 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Thanks, PB, I am looking around a bit at what is out there.
This woman had a silicone thingy on her wrist, which I really liked...very lightweight and easily storable in here.
I'm going to take the cell when Lily and I wander after a bit, as my Pocket Earth App will tell me where we are relative to the campground at any moment.
I used it in Athens, and loved it.
Maggie
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01-24-2017, 05:36 AM
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Currently Looking...
Mantua
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Originally Posted by Lily&Me
Thanks, Jim...I will get out and explore some tomorrow. Was inundated with visitors as soon as I arrived, but it was nice to have face to face conversation, and a good day for it.
They give you a rather thick brochure here with check in materials, too, entitled "Where to Eat at the Beach".
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Huc a poos is the name of the place, ask at the cg office. You can sit at tables outside with the pooch.
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01-24-2017, 06:11 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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I did throw together this little phone holder for my wrist, which I don't know will hold up in the long run, but will do in the interim...
Made on the same principle as a two-sided pot holder, open at the top, with a reinforced strap.
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01-24-2017, 09:37 AM
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Rivet Master
Join Date: Mar 2015
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Good morning, Maggie. Reading of your emotional reaction to your visit to Doug's bench......I could not help myself....I began to weep for you. (Sympathy tears, I suppose). It is not unusual for tears to flow at 3 years, or even later, when memories flow, or when even thinking of one loved and lost.
After my Lynn died, memories could start the tears up....even after ten years or more. And that is o.k. It is good to allow yourself those cathartic moments....clears the cobwebs off the heart.
God bless you and Lily. I am so relieved the tornados kept their distance! Continue having fun, you two! Evelyn.
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01-24-2017, 10:34 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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I guess it's all just there, and will resolve in its own time, if ever....grief is the price we pay for love, as they say.
We had an early walk on the beach this morning, then a second one into the mash of funky little coffee and other shops just a matter of blocks from here.
Having a coffee, and sitting outside, a couple of women about my age stopped to chat....from not only New York, but from Huntington on Long Island, where my father and his siblings were raised by their Danish immigrant parents, and my favorite aunt & uncle lived.
They have a house in NY, also one here on Tybee Island...and invited me for dinner tomorrow night.
What?
I of course accepted, they will pick me up, and I will bring wine.
I extended my stay here til Sunday morning.
Maggie
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