TS Florence

[JABIII]

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...ry:28.4/zoom:5

[Calibogue]

GSU played in Hugo with portable lights. That was wild.


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Hugo bowl.... I was there, freshman year!

[HARV]

I hope a buncha them boats got warp speed.

[JABIII]

Y'all please report any price gouging you encounter. I am still pissed at Georgetown Ice 30 years later...

Prices inevitably go up in the face of a storm as consumers all need the same things and supplies run low, experts say.

But while price-gouging investigations are rare, experts say, merchants should beware: Snapshot-happy smartphones in virtually every pocket have made documenting and publicizing suspected price gouging easier than ever.

"Folks should look out for scams in general," said Carri Grube Lybarker, spokeswoman for South Carolina's Consumer Affairs agency. "Scam artists like to follow the headlines and take advantage of people in vulnerable positions."

More: Hurricane Florence gas shortages pop up in North Carolina as motorists flock to stations

As Hurricane Florence lumbered toward the Carolina coast this past weekend, Gov. Henry McMaster on Saturday declared a state of emergency, triggering the state's "Price Gouging During Emergency" law. With that, merchants can face a $1,000 fine or 30 days in jail for each violation of the misdemeanor until the emergency is over.

Along with the governor's emergency declaration, the state's attorney general, Alan Wilson, issued a stern warning to would-be price gougers: "By our law, that’s a criminal violation and an unfair trade practice."

Tweet talk
In addition to a public service announcement, Wilson circulated an online video informing consumers how to report price gouging. The office also has a dedicated email address (pricegouging@scag.gov), Twitter feed (@SCPriceGouging) and hotline (803-737-3953) to pick up complaints.

Aggrieved consumers are encouraged to note the time, address and name of any business charging prices that "grossly exceed" rates charged 30 days before the emergency. The attorney general also encourages taking pictures of the business, the purchased item and the receipt.

pricegouging@scag.gov

https://twitter.com/SCPriceGouging

https://www.greenvilleonline.com/sto...ng/1267800002/

[PINEWOOD DUCK]

It just got real - They're beginning the process of evacuating the F-16's from Shaw.

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[Swamp Rat]

It just got real - They're beginning the process of evacuating the F-16's from Shaw.

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Surprised it took them this long.

[JABIII]

I wonder how the pilots get back to their families, or does the AF transport the families to them?

[duckcommander727]

It just got real - They're beginning the process of evacuating the F-16's from Shaw.

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Charleston evacuated their C-17's also

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[duckcommander727]

I wonder how the pilots get back to their families, or does the AF transport the families to them?

If I'm not mistaken family is on their own. Like my old chief used to say. If Uncle Sam wanted you to have a family they would have issued you one.

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[led0321]

If I'm not mistaken family is on their own. Like my old chief used to say. If Uncle Sam wanted you to have a family they would have issued you one.

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Yep.

The wives and kids are left on their own. Same with every ship that left Norfolk and every helo that left Lejeune.


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[Catdaddy]

As of 10am.

Florence remains a powerful Category 4 hurricane and is moving to the
west-northwest. There will be a period over the next 24 hours for Florence
to strengthen, perhaps reaching Category 5 intensity. Florence will bring
rough surf and large swells to Bermuda over the next day or two. Outer
rainbands of Florence will start to impact the Carolina coast early Thursday
morning with conditions rapidly deteriorating into Friday. Residents in the
path of Florence should prepare for significant wind damage which will lead
to utility outages that last several weeks. A devastating storm surge will
occur along the coast where Florence makes landfall. Florence is expected
to slow down considerably or even stall along the coast. This will bring a
prolonged period of extremely heavy rainfall that can lead to catastrophic
flooding. Isolated tornadoes are expected near and to the northeast of
where Florence makes landfall.

[DRDUCK]

This is gonna really suck

[tprice]

This is gonna really suck

YEP it is

Was thinking it might not be too bad in SC but not looking good at the moment

[cleancutredneck]

zac brown band's canceled tomorrow night's show.....alan jackson has already postponed saturday's show....waiting to find out about cody jinks on sunday....has gone from a concert super weekend, with opening of season on saturday, to a complete (ba dum tss) washout

[Black Bart]

Y'all please report any price gouging you encounter. I am still pissed at Georgetown Ice 30 years later...

Prices inevitably go up in the face of a storm as consumers all need the same things and supplies run low, experts say.

But while price-gouging investigations are rare, experts say, merchants should beware: Snapshot-happy smartphones in virtually every pocket have made documenting and publicizing suspected price gouging easier than ever.

"Folks should look out for scams in general," said Carri Grube Lybarker, spokeswoman for South Carolina's Consumer Affairs agency. "Scam artists like to follow the headlines and take advantage of people in vulnerable positions."

More: Hurricane Florence gas shortages pop up in North Carolina as motorists flock to stations

As Hurricane Florence lumbered toward the Carolina coast this past weekend, Gov. Henry McMaster on Saturday declared a state of emergency, triggering the state's "Price Gouging During Emergency" law. With that, merchants can face a $1,000 fine or 30 days in jail for each violation of the misdemeanor until the emergency is over.

Along with the governor's emergency declaration, the state's attorney general, Alan Wilson, issued a stern warning to would-be price gougers: "By our law, that’s a criminal violation and an unfair trade practice."

Tweet talk
In addition to a public service announcement, Wilson circulated an online video informing consumers how to report price gouging. The office also has a dedicated email address (pricegouging@scag.gov), Twitter feed (@SCPriceGouging) and hotline (803-737-3953) to pick up complaints.

Aggrieved consumers are encouraged to note the time, address and name of any business charging prices that "grossly exceed" rates charged 30 days before the emergency. The attorney general also encourages taking pictures of the business, the purchased item and the receipt.

pricegouging@scag.gov

https://twitter.com/SCPriceGouging

https://www.greenvilleonline.com/sto...ng/1267800002/

Caveat Emptor.

[JABIII]

I hope a buncha them boats got warp speed.

Imagine if Columbus was blindly sailing in from Spain about now...

[JABIII]

Caveat Emptor.

Does not apply.

Shitbags will shitbag would be more accurate.

[Black Bart]

Does not apply.

Shitbags will shitbag would be more accurate.

Fair enough.

Hopefully, consumers will then make the crooks pay when things settle down. Capitalism at its finest.

[fuzzy]

Imagine if Columbus was blindly sailing in from Spain about now...

Harv would still have all his land.

[Maggie Glover]

If the forecast models are correct and this does not leave the state until Monday, we will be up to our eyeballs. And by "we" I mean the entire state. Normally we come together in an emergency and help the area in trouble but this time it looks like no one will go untouched. MG