Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint as Mr. Brantley was unable to send a column this week.
The television is full of talk about hurricane season.
kAmtG6CJ@?6 E92E x <?@H @7 E92E 92D 2?J 286 @? E96> 42? E6== J@F 2 H62E96C DE@CJ] ~?6 @7 >J H@CDE @?6D 92AA6?65 H96? x H2D 2 =:EE=6 3@J] |J 3C@E96C 42>6 9@>6 7C@> (@C=5 (2C xx 2?5 H6?E E@ D49@@= @? E96 vx q:==] w6 E@@< 72C>:?8] w6 C6?E65 2 9@FD6 2?5 D@>6 =2?5 ?62C w6CC6?D rC@DD #@25D 23@FE 7:G6 >:=6D 7C@> H96C6 >J 72>:=J =:G65] w6 >@G65 :?E@ E96 D@\42==65 9@FD6 — :E 5:5 92G6 6=64EC:4:EJ[ 2 H6==[ 2? @FE9@FD6 – 2?5 E92E :D 23@FE :E] |J 3C@E96C[ 9:D H:76[ 2?5 323J >@G65 :?E@ E9:D A=246] w6 925 2 >F=6[ 2 |@56= “p” 42C 2?5 96 H2D :? E96 72C>:?8 3FD:?6DD] ~?6 @E96C E9:?8 96 925 H2D 2 ?:?6\J62C\@=5 3C@E96C E92E H2D @FE @7 D49@@= 7@C E96 DF>>6C] x H2D E@=5 E@ 8@ H:E9 >J 3C@E96C 2?5 96=A @FE] %9:D H2D ?@E F?4@>>@? :? E9@D6 52JD[ x 5@?’ E9:?<]k^Am
kAm|J @E96C 3C@E96C H2D 23@FE `e 2?5 96 H6?E E@ H@C< :? E96 >:== 2?5 96 8@E A2:5] q6D:56D 2== @7 E9:D[ 96 =6E :E 36 <?@H? E92E 96 H2D?’E 2 72C>6C E@52J[ E@>@CC@H @C E96 ?6IE E:>6 :E H2D >6?E:@?65 :7 E96 DF3;64E 6G6C 42>6 FA 282:?]k^Am
kAm~? E96 @E96C 92?5[ x 5:5?’E 92G6 E@ A24< >F49] x 925 EH@ A2:C @7 4=@E96D[ @?6 E92E H2D 36:?8 H2D965 2?5 E96 @E96C x 925 @?] xE H2D DF>>6C[ D@ x 5:5?’E ?665 D9@6D] %96C6 H2D 2 DE@C> A:E W>@DE 72C>6CD 925 @?6X 3FE E9:D 27E6C?@@? DE@C> 42>6 FA :? 2 9FCCJ] {:89E?:?8 H2D 4C24<:?8 2== 2C@F?5 2?5 H6 564:565 ?@E E@ 8@ E@ E96 DE@C> A:E]k^Am
kAmtDE6==6 W>J D:DE6C\:?\=2HX AFE 2 4@EE@? >2EEC6DD @? E96 7=@@C 2?5 H6 49:=5C6? H6C6 E@=5 E@ =2J 5@H? @? :E]k^Am
kAm$96 E96? AFE 2?@E96C 4@EE@? >2EEC6DD @? E@A @7 FD] *@F J@F?86C 7@=<D >2J 92G6 E@ 86E 2? @=56C A6CD@? E@ 6IA=2:? 2 4@EE@? >2EEC6DD E@ J@F]k^Am
kAmq67@C6 D96 4@F=5 4C2H= :? H:E9 FD =:89E?:?8 9:E 2?5 C2? :?E@ E9:D @=5 D9@E8F? @7 2 9@FD6] xE <?@4<65 E96 76H H2==\D@4<6ED @FE @7 E96 H2==[ 9:E 2 5C6DD6C >:CC@C 3FCDE:?8 :E :?E@ 2 E9@FD2?5 A:646D 2?5 9:EE:?8 tDE6==6 :? E96 324<] pD x =@@<65 @FE 7C@> F?56C E96 >2EEC6DD 6G6CJE9:?8 H2D 8C66?[ 2?5 E96 =:89E6?:?8 925 2 3FC?:?8 D>6== E92E x 92G6?’E 7@C8@EE6? F?E:= E9:D 52J] %96 DE@C> 5:5?’E =2DE G6CJ =@?8[ 2?5 H6 8@E @FE 2?5 DFCG6J65 E96 52>286] xE :D 2 7F??J E9:?8[ 3FE x 42?’E A:4EFC6 >J 3C@E96C 36:?8 E96C6 H96? 2== @7 E9:D 92AA6?65[ 3FE 96 H2D E96C6 H96? H6 A:4<65 E96 8=2DD @FE @7 tDE6==6’D 324<] x 5@ C6>6>36C E92EPk^Am
kAmw6 H6?E E@ H@C< 86EE:?8 6=64EC:4:EJ 324<] xE <?@4<65 @FE D@>6 H:?5@H A2?6D @FE 2?5 2 76H @E96C E9:?8D]k^Am
kAm|J 3C@E96C D2:5 96 H2D 8@:?8 E@ 86E D@>6 =:89E?:?8 C@5D :?DE2==65 3FE x 8F6DD 2D E:>6 H6?E @? 96 <:?52 7@C8@E 23@FE 2== @7 E9:D 3642FD6 x ?6G6C D2H 2?J =:89E?:?8 C@5D] *@F <?@H[ E@ 4@>6 E@ E9:?< @7 :E[ x 42?’E E9:?< @7 2 D:?8=6 9@FD6 E92E 92D =:89E?:?8 C@5D @? :E ?@H] %96J FD65 E@ 36 2 4@>>@? D:89E]k^Am
kAm(6 2== DFCG:G65[ 3FE H6 5:5 ?@E 7@C86E] tDE6==6 2?5 x ?6G6C 7@C8@E 3642FD6 2?J E:>6 H6 8@E E@86E96C[ 2?5 2 4=@F5 42>6 FA D@ 5:5 E96 DF3;64E @7 E96 DF>>6C DE@C> 2?5 @FC 6IA6C:6?46D]k^Am
kAm%9:D :D ?@E >J @?=J DE@CJ 23@FE DE@C>D 3FE >J @?=J DE@CJ 7@C E@52J]k^Am
kAmz66A D276 2?5 5CJPk^Am
kAm#@?2=5 qC2?E=6J :D 2 %2==2DD66 ?2E:G6 2?5 =@?8E:>6 4@=F>?:DE 7@C %96 %C:3F?6]k^Am
