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Bride & Groom are honeymooning in Myrtle Beach

15 years ago

I will be attending a wedding this afternoon. The bride and groom are scheduled to fly to Myrtle Beach tomorrow for their honeymoon. Since Myrtle Beach was evacuated because of Hanna, I have no idea where they will be going. It was be stressful having to change your honeymoon destination at the last minute.

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Nita__AZ
15 years ago
If it were me and I really wanted to go to Myrtle Beach I would postpone my honeymoon until a later date. I am sure their employers will understand. Crap happens so you have to go with the flow. Of course you learn all this with age. lol
irishdancersgram
15 years ago
Hopefully by the time they get there and get settled, good old Hanna will be gone..... My daughter and her DH going to Ocean City, MD on Monday for a week...It's kind of a honeymoon for them, also....It's the 1st time, without kids, in 22 years.....
Hoping for safe weather for all on the east coast!
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bigfoot_liz
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are you sure myrtle beach was really evacuated? it may have been a voluntary evac which pretty much means nothing, it's just a way for officials to say they called for evac's. i ship semi's full of landscape plants to the entire south and have been on the phone constantly to customers all over the coast, making sure they want their trucks monday. every single one of them laughed at the idea they would evac, see much damage or want to delay their monday truck. i was pretty shocked since that area hasn't seen anything major storm wise for yrs, i was sure they'd over-react to wimpy winds from storm hannah. actually i felt pretty silly asking since winds are under 70mph but some people aren't used to that... it should be fine, i actually have 2X as many trucks going out to south GA, SC & NC this upoming week, very unusual for early sept. they desperately needed more rain than they are going to get too ~ liz
foggyj
15 years ago
Myrtle Beach had a little flooding problem, but should be OK for any visitors. No big deal. Like the song says, "I can see clearly now, the rain has gone". LOL
linda_in_iowa
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks Foggy, I am glad to know MB is OK now.
linesman
15 years ago
linda_in_iowa:

I just got back from "Myrtle Beach State Park" It's a real
nice day here today. We did have the storm Hanna last night
but there was not that much damage.

It's a nice sunny day and it is hot...
The weather station is saying that we will probably get some
rain / showers form "IKE" later on about Monday or Tuesday..

But there are so many things to do and see here if we get
rain it should not be a problem for them.... You can always go inside
of one of the malls that are here...

Have A Nice Day
Linesman

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