Hurricane Matthew has come and gone. As I write this many of my fellow Chatham citizens remain without power, or have to boil their water, or remain in their homes because of high water, or a host of other issues.
So my question is - did we learn anything over the weekend?
A shout-out to the NC Department of Public Safety and the Chatham County Emergency Management department for keeping us informed. Also a shout-out to Duke Energy - their crews have been working hard to get the power turned back on.
Also a shout-out to the Central Carolina SKYWARN folks. A ham radio friend advised me to listen to their broadcasts (you can hear them on the internet at http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/5620/?rl=rr) and that was about the most informative way to find out information around the area.
I was NOT impressed by the local FM radio stations, particularly one public radio station nearby who seemed much more interested in discussing a presidential candidates stupid comments than in reporting useful storm information. Until my power went out the local TV stations were the most useful.
What else? Were YOU prepared for the storm? Food, water, gas for a generator, flashlight batteries and so on? I recall a guy some weeks back talking on the Chatlist about a citizens emergency program. At the time I did not think much about it, but after the past few days that might be a really good idea. This was not the first nor will it be the last disaster to hit our area.
So, now for the cleanup, and then back to local politics!
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