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Originally Posted by Nebe
we're all gonna die.  |
Geez, Nebe, sorry to hear of your impending demise - I guess Soco would have to be pretty high on my list of good places NOT to be in a good blow if you know your history.
Over here at least I know my old house made it thru the '38 because it was built in 1840 and the framing is unusually stout, dimensional 4x12 rafters and joists, etc. I also heard all the first hand reports from my mom who went thru it in this house as a teenager - people rowing past our house on Thames St., stranded people trapped on the roof of the King's Park bathhouses at the height of the storm and being rescued one at a time by a man in a small rowboat and people picking lobsters from the seaweed washed up on Washington Square after the tidal waves subsided, among other things. Pretty wild stuff. I'm sorta kidding you but then sorta not, always be prepared. Statistically speaking, we are way past due.
Don't know if you've ever seen "The Wake of '38" on PBS 36. They always show it on the anniversay of the hurricane which is September 21st. If you haven't seen it PM me, I have it on tape and I'll loan it to you. The documentary was written and produced by a college professor of mine who became a friend and mentor of sorts in American studies. It's excellent.
I also have an original copy of the ProJo printed on Sept. 22, 1938 (the day after the hurricane hit) in my collection that is completely intact and it's a trip reading the actual newspaper reports of the day. The ProJo printing presses in Providence were flooded and that newspaper was actually printed in Boston and then shipped back to Providence by train the same day for distribution. If you haven't guessed, I also collect '38 Hurricane stuff - pictures, articles, books etc.
I was here for Carol in '54 and although I was only 5 years old at the time my memories of it are vivid, like going around to see the aftermath with my dad and holding on to his hand for all I was worth.
I guess what I'm saying is if we do get hit with a Category 1 or 2 storm, we're gonna be in some deep poop. There are very few people around anymore who know what a very bad storm is like. Just plan ahead, 'cause it won't be a party
