Thanks for the update - sounds like he'll be OK. On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 9:24 AM Craig via Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote:
> I just talked with Wilton. > > He said he continues to have seepage into his basement, though the sump > pump has dropped the level in the basement from 5" to 1/4 - 1/2". > > They are currently out of hot water. He doesn't know if they will be able > to get the burner, which they replaced 2 years ago when the basement > flooded to 12 - 15", dried out and working or whether they will have to > replace it again. > > He says their cable TV now works, but he hasn't gotten Internet back yet. > He said they had their power blink a couple of times, which caused him > great anxiety, but the people across the street, who do have Internet, > had power out for a couple of days. I think I'd rather be without > Internet and have power than the reverse. > > The NWS shows the Neuse River near Goldsboro in major flood at 27.3' > (flood stage is 18' and major flood stage is 24'). From the current > graph, it looks like the flooding has peaked (it was 27.6'); the forecast > shows only decreasing levels. See > https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=rah&gage=gldn7 > and > > https://water.weather.gov/ahps/region.php?state=nc&fcst_timeframe=0¤t_color=all¤t_type=all&fcst_type=obs&conus_map=d_map¢er_point_lat=35.71083799999635¢er_point_lon=-80.12329099999195&default_zoom=7&marker=false > > Wilton said the south side of town, a couple of miles away, is most > likely flooded. That is apparently typical with the Neuse river being as > high as it is. They, however, do not have that problem. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
