NEW HAMPSHIRE FLOODING SPARES LITTLETON AND ANR Public Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 44, October 16, 2005, Article 6
NEW HAMPSHIRE FLOODING SPARES LITTLETON AND ANR
Hearing news reports of flooding in New Hampshire this week,
I contacted New Hampshirites Q. David Bowers (of American
Numismatic Rarities) and David Sundman (of Littleton Coin
Company and NBS Secretary-Treasurer) to see how they and
their businesses fared. The mere thought of flooding brings
chills to a bibliophile's heart....Dave Bowers wrote: "All is well here. The flooding was mainly
in the SW part of the state. I think things are better there now.
It has been a year for Mother Nature."David Sundman wrote: "Thanks for thinking of us! We are all
fine, tucked up north about 150 miles from all the bad flooding,
which is centered around the Keene area in southwest New
Hampshire. They had about 12 inches of rain in a very short
time."[The farther away things are, the closer together they seem.
New Hampshire may be a small state, but that's still a lot
of territory. I'm glad to know our numismatic friends were
unaffected, but empathize with those affected by the flooding
in Keene. As our readers may recall, shortly after the ANA
convention here in Pittsburgh last year (September 17th, to
be exact), we were drenched by the aftermath of Hurricane
Ivan, swelling nearby creeks and streams and flooding
neighborhoods all around us. Asylum Editor Tom Fort
(who lives just a few miles away) and I had just hosted tours
of our numismatic libraries during the convention, and luckily
our families, homes and libraries were safely perched on
hilltops. But communities in the valleys between were
devastated, with water covering streets and flooding homes
and businesses. The towns looked like war zones for weeks,
patrolled by the National Guard and U.S. Army troops as
debris was cleared and basic services restored. Please
keep the victims of recent hurricanes and flooding in mind -
if you haven't already done so, please consider a donation
to the Salvation Army, Red Cross or other relief organization
supporting the recovery efforts. -Editor]- 2005-10-16
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