tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post1743250576607646498..comments2024-03-29T09:57:26.370-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Wind & OcraFolk School PhotosPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-56727380971919323432011-11-09T20:24:49.627-05:002011-11-09T20:24:49.627-05:00It takes a lot of "grit" to survive on P...It takes a lot of "grit" to survive on Portsmouth Island. I am intrigued with that little island, but confess, I would miss electricity and other modern conveniences...at least for a long period of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-33597716356310964772011-11-06T19:43:26.468-05:002011-11-06T19:43:26.468-05:00No one is living on Portsmouth Island. However, a ...No one is living on Portsmouth Island. However, a very few people have leases on houses which they use occasionally. They may go over to Portsmouth and spend a night or two...maybe even a week. It is very difficult to maintain a house on Portsmouth. Weather is hard on structures over there...and it is not easy to transport lumber, paint, tools, etc. to the island. Plus, you need a generator in order to use any power tools. And that means transporting fuel. Of course, you also have to take all of your supplies -- food, water, clothes, etc. No one stays over there long.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-28397693966716347122011-11-06T18:45:37.523-05:002011-11-06T18:45:37.523-05:00she forgot she was hungry and she forgot she ate a...she forgot she was hungry and she forgot she ate a sandwich -- will another new mom forget the child sleeping in the car seat and forget to drop the child off at day care only to find the child at the end of the day still in the car seat. was the sandwich a footlong sub with a drink and chips was the sandwich a wrap ? an egg salad on whole wheat bread? really --she was hungry and needed to eat in a hurry --I guess she was in a hurry --she walked around the store to eat the sandwich --- she was in a hurry that justifies everything ---thanks for putting me straightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-56663145251334144472011-11-06T18:34:04.510-05:002011-11-06T18:34:04.510-05:00when the lease expires ???you mean there are peopl...when the lease expires ???you mean there are people maintaining er living in structures as we speak-- as we speak on PI today?? People are living in the houses and painting and repairing the structures right now??? that is worth writing about did they write a daily journal ?? who would want to do such a thing??? and how did they deal with the isolation???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-19780404724113017392011-11-06T17:28:00.075-05:002011-11-06T17:28:00.075-05:00I have heard that the Park Service may not continu...I have heard that the Park Service may not continue the leasing program any longer. In the past, folks who leased a house were required to maintain it. I believe the Park Service is planning to accept responsibility for maintaining all of the structures when the leases expire...but, of course, that may change.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-38475481319524443362011-11-06T15:46:08.407-05:002011-11-06T15:46:08.407-05:00I didn't realize you could lease houses on Por...I didn't realize you could lease houses on Portsmouth. How does one go about doing that? Just came back from a WINDY week at OI. As usual, thanks for the wonderful blog. So enjoy reading it!Julie S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-58531036347777797352011-11-05T18:19:21.224-04:002011-11-05T18:19:21.224-04:00they were going to pay for it. they kept the wrapp...they were going to pay for it. they kept the wrapper but forgot when the checked out. They were<br />both were arrested and their little girl was taken away for 18 hours. she is very pregnant and was needing to eat in a hurry. Safeway has aplogized and all is ok. It may not be a good practice, but the ordeal did not fit the "crime"patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-56565660550452140062011-11-05T15:06:17.065-04:002011-11-05T15:06:17.065-04:00An other island makes headlines. A woman in Honolu...An other island makes headlines. A woman in Honolulu was arrested for failing to pay for a sandwich she ate while "shopping" at the market. She forgot she ate the sandwich?? Since OI is an island and people visit from all around the world do your readers think it is okay to eat items at the market (not free samples) and be outraged if asked to pay. Consumers that fail to engage in this "accepted " practice of eating while shopping--- I don't get it what a bunch of free loaders and the big chain stores look the other way-- Mom or pop would show them the way.. No wonder food costs go up I am paying for food someone else did'nt pay for-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-80022185620880128602011-11-05T11:40:45.902-04:002011-11-05T11:40:45.902-04:00That's great news!That's great news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-32909578306120418712011-11-05T11:18:17.536-04:002011-11-05T11:18:17.536-04:00I just talked with some visitors who said they cam...I just talked with some visitors who said they came over on the Hatteras ferry this morning.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-45708226656093872392011-11-05T09:40:07.444-04:002011-11-05T09:40:07.444-04:00Thanks, Philip, for the weather update and answeri...Thanks, Philip, for the weather update and answering my questions concerning the wind/rain from a previous blog. Hold on to your hat!<br /><br />Loved the photos! It appears all were having a grand time. Lachlan knows when to get involve. He's a handsome little fellow. <br /><br />Hope the winds will let up soon and the ferry system will be back in business.<br /><br />Oh, it seems like a good time to look for shells in a day or two!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com