The Eye

Here in the Carolinas many of us are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Hanna’s movements. Right now, it’s moving to the west at 2mph, but all the computer models predict it will turn to the north west over the next 24 hours, and start to move towards the south east coast. Landfall could be [...]

You’ve read this in lots of places, I’m sure, but it never hurts to read it again.
Getting a Survival kit together.
Get the following items together. Preferably put them into a large box or crate that you can transport to your vehicle easily and quickly. Check all the items every six months to make sure [...]

Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes amid severe flooding across England and Wales that is now believed to have claimed four lives.
Hundreds of families in Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Shropshire have been moved to safety.
In Worcestershire police searching for a missing motorist have found a body.

On Monday, a man and [...]

A few days ago, the temperature here reached 97F one afternoon. Today it’s only 69F. Tomorrrow it’s going to be 88F, and on Sunday we’re back to 91F. Had rain today too, which is needed , as it was getting quite dry around the south east in general.

Still one good thing about it being cooler [...]

Yesterday afternoon a passing thunderstorm co-incided with a complete loss of cable service.

Now here at Kimjac Towers we are pretty much reliant on it, as we use it for the Internet, for the TV, and for the phone.
For the first few minutes, I kept thinking that it would come up again in just a moment, [...]