My buddy in Asheville (closer to Black Mountain actually) was finally able to get down to a gas station in Black Mountain today (the only gas station that has been able to open) to get gas and supplies. They are up in the hills just below the Blue Ridge Parkway, so they avoided the flooding. But, they haven't had power, and had to rely on a neighbor's well for water. He said in some ways its not nearly as bad as what the news is showing, but in other ways its a lot worse. Been watching the weather in the SE, and it looks like they are trying to decide if another one is going to fire up. It doesn't look like it will be major,, but looks like for now it might hit the big bend area and cross over to the Georgia Coast, then run up the coast, if it forms at all. I am catching a flight from Atlanta to Charleston on Monday, and hopefully it does not impact the flight.

They must have some objective way of judging but that seems pretty sketchy for Vegas. There are usually clear cut ways of determining a win or loss on bets.

48.6˚F after a max of 54.9 here.

Walz continued with his “knucklehead” persona. Not the first time he’s done this routine of, “I don’t speak none too good.” I don’t know how you misspeak or misremember about such things as were you in the US or China during Tiananmen Square. Good grief, as a 10-year-old kid I can remember where I was seeing this on the news. Walz is turning into Sgt. Schultz rather than a folksy, awe-shucks! kinda guy.

Best of luck to your wife through these trying times. Please don't fill out her ballot though, that is voter fraud.