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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