tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post3197387638127499787..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Hurricane Fatalities??Philiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-15055507148310590602010-09-07T16:34:40.781-04:002010-09-07T16:34:40.781-04:00I'm glad to hear the folks who attended servic...I'm glad to hear the folks who attended services on Sunday @ the Methodist church were thankful as one blogger wrote. Whether one attends church or not, I would naturally think after being spared from what could have been a terrible hurricane, that folks would be most humbled and thankful.<br /><br />To be certain, many of us were praying mighty hard to spare dear Ocracoke Island and most of all, to spare all life.<br /><br />In my Baptist church, located far mainland, last Sunday, we paused to thank the Lord for sparing our NC coast and that no one perished.<br /><br />The point being, many people pray before a storm and when the danger passes, I wonder how many folks remember to pause during their busy Labor Day weekend and be thankful Earl didn't destroy life or property. I hope a lot of people did take the time to be thankful, regardless if they were in church, or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-29859937750807005812010-09-06T22:07:24.206-04:002010-09-06T22:07:24.206-04:00Staying on a boat during a hurricane is a decidedl...Staying on a boat during a hurricane is a decidedly bad idea. Some folks who live on their boats also own houses on the island, where they can retreat to during a storm. Others stay with friends, or evacuate.<br /><br />Natural disasters such as hurricanes easily raise the issue of theodicy. Church attendance may or may not provide satisfying answers, depending, I suppose, on how deeply one thinks about it.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-65980292928455138322010-09-06T18:32:29.338-04:002010-09-06T18:32:29.338-04:00Is there a place for folks who are visiting by boa...Is there a place for folks who are visiting by boat or living on their boat to seek shelter during a hurricane? I met a few people this summer on Ocracoke who said they live on their boat. What do they do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-53722460796322284962010-09-06T17:50:56.344-04:002010-09-06T17:50:56.344-04:00I was Ocracoke Methodist Sunday and people were ve...I was Ocracoke Methodist Sunday and people were very thankful. Saw Philip at the end of Howard talking with Cooter of Cooter's towing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-6103081371708056702010-09-06T15:40:31.313-04:002010-09-06T15:40:31.313-04:00That was interesting info, Philip. Too bad that th...That was interesting info, Philip. Too bad that those folks in the boat were killed, but it's quite amazing that no lost of life has been recorded while being on the island during an actual storm.<br /><br />I would believe, though, that after a dangerous hurricane storm passes that folks are very humbled & most thankful. Does church attendance increase for a little while?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-27554176564843628222010-09-05T22:35:23.465-04:002010-09-05T22:35:23.465-04:00Thank you, Philip, for the information. That would...Thank you, Philip, for the information. That would have been my guess - that there have been no fatalities among island residents. Pretty incredible, really...but a good record to maintain. <br /><br />Enjoy the quiet and the calm of early September. Thanks again! <br /><br />Andy B.Andy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-18614410314965098952010-09-05T22:01:20.818-04:002010-09-05T22:01:20.818-04:00Don't you hate to hear stories like that? If ...Don't you hate to hear stories like that? If only I or they would have done this & that ---<br />I guess that is where people would say if I had only knew I would have changed my decision. Such a sad story.OBXdreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744100880991908145noreply@blogger.com