"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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until the old fart shows his face, here's the lowdown. walt never lived in boone, he
lived up a mountainside over near foscoe... he and marie are now relocated in
morganton... he said he was ok when i checked, busy setting up home in burke county.
but lots of folks around the creeks and poorly drained areas in the nc mountains
(asheville area to boone area) are victims of floods. one good friend, owner and
operator of a campground at the confluence of steeles creek and upper creek, about
12 miles north of morganton, was apparently flooded out.

looks like ivan may head west of you. good luck and let us know how it's going.

jeff

Yep, I've been here since Sun. helpin' out. Headed to Hickory this morn to get
oxy/acetylene to cut the cables that held up the walkin' bridge. It was a total loss,
as was the bridge over to Greg's house which now rests on the bank parallel to
Steele's Creek.

Most all of Greg's tractors and other motorized equip. went under water. He was just
able to get out at 3 in the AM as the waters lapped at his pillow.

More later.

Mark