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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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No locust swarms yet, still quite a bit of rain

An SUV plows through deep water on Timberneck Road in Deltaville Sunday. There have recently been multiple days of rain-flooded fields and over-flowed ditches in Middlesex County. Matthew Fleet recorded 4.8 inches of rain from Wednesday through Sunday at Fairfield Farm in Hartfield. The recent storms came on the heals of Tropical Storm Isaias that dumped 5.5 inches of rain in parts of Middlesex County Aug. 3-4. (Photo by Tom Chillemi)

It would be nice to say we are in the “middle” of the pandemic, meaning there was going to be an end to it. But Dr. Fauci seems to think we are going on for another few months.

Doggone it. I even miss the people that I don’t know.

My trip to Montana and points west went down the drain and friends that were going to visit don’t dare come. Now there is an alleged case of the plague out west. This is all beginning to seem like a book out of the Bible. No locusts yet, but plenty of rain.

The library in Gloucester has been very kind about allowing phone calls for books to be picked up outside. Puzzles have become an everyday challenge using my iPad. It would be nice to have one on the table, but Theresa comes along and does it faster.

Don’t forget, the masks are not so much to protect you as they are to protect the people around you. It is almost easier to stay home than wear the darn things. It is certainly not kind to your friends not to wear a mask. We now have more than 50 cases of COVID-19 around Deltaville…

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