September 6, 2008

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Greg Hatem wide open

I had to come to work this morning to work on the company network. As I walked out of the building to grab some coffee I saw downtown developer Greg Hatem walking south down Fayetteville Street, soaked to the bone. He was wearing his typical white collared shirt and black shorts with sandals, only now his shirt was wind-whipped and completely soaked through.

The remnants of Raleigh Wide Open are scattered around downtown. Vendor tents lie upturned on the sidewalk, partially shredded by the wind. The gusting wind is occasionally punctuated by the metallic bang of another tent pole crashing into the street. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to keep the celebration going after all (though I’m sure the musical acts would’ve been tough to re-book). Its a shame the weather hasn’t cooperated.

Hanna blows in and out again

Tropical storm Hanna came ashore early this morning and has now reached the Raleigh area. It looks like the eye (such as it is) is just to the east of us. There’s a 15 MPH wind and some occasional gusts of around 25 to 30 MPH but not much more. I’m warily eyeing the handful of tall pine trees in the yard of the neighbor across the street, each of which is swaying 30 degrees in opposite directions. They look the most vulnerable of the trees I can see from the house.

We’ve got a flash flood warning here, and a couple of inches of rain have fallen. Our “river” in the back yard has a bit of a small lake at the end, but nothing too serious. I’m also pleased the gutter guards are doing their job. Its also good news that Hurricane Ike is heading farther west and into the Gulf, though I wouldn’t want to meet that storm in a dark alley.

I’ve got to set up my home weather station again sometime soon.