Subj : Helene devastation
To : Sean Dennis
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Sep 30 2024 13:53:30
Hi Sean,
RH> Quite a harrowing experience; Steve rates it just behind the trip we
RH> made thru a blizzard in early 2013. Interstate 40 and all other roads
RH> west of Asheville, NC into eastern Tennesee were closed because of rock
RH> and mud slides on Friday; we drove thru the area on Thurday in heavy
RH> rain. Got home yesterday, looks like Wake Forest just got wind and
SD> In Erwin near the Nolichuckey river, a few parts of Interstate 26 were
SD> destroyed. Now Asheville is completely cut off. Glad you got home
SD> when you did.
So am I! I understand I-26 is open now in some places but it will be a
while before I-40 is.
SD> Here's a video from a professional drone pilot showing the
SD> devastastion in Erwin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FVvRe0JNqo
I saw something similar--scary to think we were on I-40 just a few hours
before the damage was done.
RH> I like that--have to remember it and use it whenever I encounter a
RH> heavy smoker.
SD> "No smoking, please; I'd rather die of natural causes."
SD> Smoked meats are fine, however.
Agreed on both, but some folks are saying that some of the chemicals
(nitrites/nitrates) in commercially smoked meats are bad for us.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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