This weekend was meant to be the first ever Mars Hill University (my alma mater) Theater Department Alumni Reunion.
More than 150 folks who obtained theater degrees from the school over the past 60 years signed up.
I made my excuses this morning, however. Given the weather situation and my age, I thought it inadvisable to embark upon such a journey tomorrow given the appalling weather conditions amassing as a result of Hurricane Helene. Every update is much worse than the last, and I don't want to be riding in gale force winds and driving rains, which seems to be the prognosis over the next couple of days.
I notified the organizer and offered up my two paid registration events to someone who may like them but hadn't yet paid. He thanked me, said I'd be missed, and that was that.
Two hours later, I received a text advising that the university would be closed Friday and that all events scheduled that day are cancelled. That includes a dinner i paid for.
I suspect the entire events will be cancelled, however. Perhaps it will be rescheduled for a time in the near future.
Otherwise, that's the way the reunions crumble.
