October 16, 2007

the lens of bodie island lighthouse

the lens of bodie island lighthouse originally uploaded by mnesterpics
So like Paula posted this sweet piece about the Bodie Island Lighthouse and like its a wonderful spot to take pictures and like Flickr has like a ton of images but there is like this one image that like is really special and like it shows the first order Fresnel like lens and I just think it like may be like my favorite photo on like Flickr of all time because its like sooooo cool. Like I LIKE it.
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Outer Banks School Forum

A new blog has started for the Outer Banks. The Outer Banks School Forum will serve as a central point for discussions of education issues both immediate and long term. It arises from recent events in KDH:
"First Flight Middle School was placed in lockdown on Thursday October 11 at 2:45 P.M. The Coastland Times Newspaper published the following which was very similar to the message posted on the Dare County Schools website which has since been removed:"
Ronnie Roach of the the Outer Banks Real Estate blog is facilitating the site. Schools are always a hot topic so this site should be a good one to watch. Thanks Ronnie for taking to time to get this going.
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National Weather Service to hold tsunami talk

I don't know who will be in Wrightsville Beach on Thursday night, I won't, but if I was, I know where I would be. The National Weather Service is presenting a program about tsunamis and what to do when one occurs. No, that's not a misprint. There are several possible causes cited in the Lumina News article, "like an earthquake off of Puerto Rico or a meteor landing in the ocean" The talk will be given by Tom Matheson, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Sounds like he has a firm grasp on the obvisous
"“It’s a great big ocean out there, and Wrightsville Beach is right there at the edge,” Matheson said."

Apparently the NWS has taken the Indonesian tsunami as a wake up call and are updating their preparations. What caught my eye was the time frame for evacuation and the preparations the NWS is taking. Lets hope they do the same for the Outer Banks.
Communications have improved since the tsunami that hit Indonesia. Once the NOAA center sees the problem, the National Weather Service will be contacted within minutes, Matheson said, and then coastal areas would have approximately two hours or more to evacuate.

The National Weather Service will be putting up four signs at four beaches in New Hanover County, including Wrightsville Beach, telling residents and visitors to evacuate the beach in the event of a tsunami.
Midsummer and we have 2 hours to get 300,000 people out of Dare County before a 200 ft wall of water comes crashing down on them. I sure hope they are big signs.
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October 2, 2007

Candidate forums

The Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV) is hosting candidate forums in all six Dare County towns. The forums are a good place to see the candidates in action and a great place to raise your favorite issue, like public beach access in TTTWLMGttB (Southern Shores for the uninitiated) or taxes or zoning or whatever floats your boat. Even in a town like Nags Head where there is no race its important to go listen to the candidates and let them know what topics you are concerned about. There are few better opportunities.

All forums are from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

  • Kill Devil Hills: Wednesday, October 3 at Town Hall
  • Southern Shores: Monday, October 8 at the Kern Pitts Center
  • Nags Head: Thursday, October 11 at Town Hall
  • Duck: Monday, October 15 at the Public Safety Building
  • Manteo: Wednesday, October 17 at Town Hall
  • Kitty Hawk: Tuesday, October 23 at Town Hall
Hope I see you there.
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Note: This post is one of those political posts that Monty at OBR can't write because he doesn't have the "inside access" that I have , and if you believe that I have a nice oceanfront lot in SoNag. I'd like to sell you. He's just lazy, with a capital Z. Apparently traveling around the world to see the sites or at least to Manteo to see the new ABC store. Glad your back but stop whining, get off your "semi libertarian" haunches (polite word for something else) and get to work!!