Blog on the Lillypad
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
 |
Clouds Rolling In We had a beautiful day here in the Raleigh area. The sky became deep, perfect blue. Down here in the south you rarely see that depth of blueness in the sky. Humidity usually keeps it a paler shade of blue than what you can get up north. But by 4:00, wispy strands of clouds were shot across the sky in one or two places. The breeze was picking up, but was not unpleasant. Still hard to believe this monster with the 500 mile diameter is bearing down on us. Now, at 7:00 PM, the wispy strands have thickened up a lot, and they are blotting out the sun so that it shines through only in patches. Grayer clouds are rolling ever nearer. |
I stopped on the way home and bought some cooked chicken, banana muffins, two Smith Ales, and an apple pie. I don't eat that stuff when there are no hurricanes (apart from the ale), but this is all pre-cooked, and power outage seems highly likely for up to a week after Isabel passes through. Most recent news just told us she has turned northwest and will lkely land on the southern edge of Pamlico sound. If that's how it really plays out, Raleigh will be on the "Tropical storm" edge of the hurricane. I'm hoping we get off lightly! The plant is closed tomorrow
