Especially for people without kids in school

We're already under a flood warning because of all the rain we've had this past week. The Cape Fear River is already at flood stage, and I'm very close to the river.

Hatteras Island flooding is inevitable in this case. I'm sure that the roads there will be washed out.

Houses started falling into the ocean there a couple of years ago. Now, they are proactively being demolished to protect the beach from the dangerous debris that results from a collapse.

The farm is situated at an elevation where when it floods, it essentially becomes an island. I just have to wait for the water to receed before I can go anywhere. Because of the river, the roads are usually impassable and dangerous. So, I just hunker down and wait.

That sounds treacherous.

I will be thinking about you and watching.

It was a 2-bedroom/2-bathroom cottage my wife built and used as a rental business. The house was solidly built and stood on stilts 8-feet above the ground. It was a lovely property and the rental schedules were usually nearly full.

In 2019, Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 storm, swept over the OBX after devastating the Bahamas. We were lucky because the stilts saved our place. Many other homes were destroyed by the 7-foot wall of water that covered Ocracoke which is only 2-feet above sea level. Following the storm, many homeowners had their houses lifted onto stilts to prevent protect their homes from another flood.

We chose a different course and we sold our place. We didn’t want to go through that again!

The OBX is a beautiful but dangerous place. It’s not ideal for homes!