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Posted by: carolinagal, 2:40 AM GMT on January 16, 2012

According to the directory, it has been 130 days since my last blog. It's taken me 15 days to get my "new years blog" and if I don't hurry up and say "happy new year" to you all - it will soon be February, or even 2013.

I live in a small town, and the end-of-year-in-review newspaper articles are usually the same stuff each year..... This year, however, the top story was/is the occurance of sinkholes.

In September (?), the first sink hole was in a parking lot for a small shopping center. The area was roped off, but business continued as usual. That is until one night (middle of the night) one corner of the shopping center collapsed into another sink hole.

Immediately it was blamed on the current construction/drainage project that has been going on for months..... which includes pumping water out of the underground. Everyone has been way too busy blaming others (city, state, construction engineers, dept. of transportation, etc.) that little has been done to solve the problem.

I understand that some areas are more prone to sink holes, but it's a new experience for folks here. I guess ya'll know that a separate insurance policy is required to cover sink hole damage?

So now this shopping center has closed. Quite a few smaller sinkholes have been discoverd (and repaired?) on the streets. (Do you repair sink holes by covering them up?)

A local bank is closed..... related cracks in the building and determination that the building is unsafe. A mobile (disaster unit) bank was brought in after a few days and now they have added a more permanent mobile home type stucture. A dry cleaning business has closed for the same reason. Two buildings that were vacate - (economy here had already closed many businesses.) are also determined to have some structural damage.

These buildings are in the same general area, but not directly together. There are businesses that are in between that appear to be untouched.... hoping it stays that way.

Updated: 3:49 AM GMT on January 16, 2012

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Yellow/green haze

Posted by: carolinagal, 4:01 AM GMT on September 07, 2011

I woke up this morning to a yellow glow in the air. It's hard to explain.. The sky wasn't yellow - just the air. I have only remembered seeing that condition a few times before, and it was generally associated with an approaching hurricane. Needless to say, I did a quick WU check to be sure there were no surprises.I have searched through many of my "old" blogs looking for a comment about a similar occurrence. I think it was right before Ophelia came (passing nea...

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Technology and news for a specific community

Posted by: carolinagal, 2:12 PM GMT on August 19, 2011

8/27/11 Irene is gone and she left little damage here, as expected. That is NOT the case in NC now, and beyond. I've been watching specifically for news from areas of friends/family. TV news keeps focusing on the beaches, and repeating the same places. I am getting the news I was looking for, from local livestream stations, and local TV facebook page. I feel SO connected being able to keep up with the areas. I am so thankful to find info is out there for speci...

Updated: 7:33 PM GMT on August 27, 2011

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Yellow flies and Sea turtles

Posted by: carolinagal, 2:32 PM GMT on May 17, 2011

My previous blog was definately outdated. I figure it's time to replace the "forecast of snow" as well as the Easter/Mother's Day greetings. I had managed to upload a few "spring has sprung" photos, but my "blog" has moved straight from winter to summer.Well, technically May is still spring and is supposedly the month of "May flowers" but around here the flowers are in April, and May is the month that teases of summer. Two of the random things that come to my mind...

Updated: 1:53 PM GMT on May 18, 2011

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Watching winter weather - from my window

Posted by: carolinagal, 2:08 PM GMT on January 10, 2011

My previous entry said "watching the forecast again" but now "it's here" and I'm watching the weather, not the forecast. There is not a lot expected here (watching the forecast) but it is still unusual for us.

the snow beginning

Updated: 3:02 PM GMT on January 10, 2011

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