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Welcome back Bev and thanks for the phone call. I’d just seen Sherry’s update post on the newsgroup but still it was good to hear your voice. Sorry about your hubby’s squished car, hope the insurance will straighten that up. I did hear that lumber prices jumped in anticipation of the hurricane. Although devastating, I’m glad to hear no lives were lost. Hugs J
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Well, based on recent experience with things going down the toilet - I’d say as long as things keep flushing their way through the system we’re fine, it’s when they quit flushing or they back up that creates the biggest problems. LOL To be perfectly honest it was fun cooking for the Rescue Squad. (And at least the food was not wasted.) And no one in this world seems to know who will clear the tree and wires from our car or when it will happen. 
Bev "ruth tay" <ruth…@mcn.org> wrote in message
news:ruthtay-2209031937140001@ha-1o-men-p1-m15.mcn.org… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Dear Bev the world will never suck because people like you go out > and help other people even when their own world goes down the toilet. > Much love to you and George pigmets ant ruth > In article <X0Kbb.10089$jo2.2…@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>, "Beverley" > <beverly.brow…@verizon.net> wrote: > > Pigmet, didn’t you know living on this Earth sucks? That’s why we don’t fall > > off!! > > "Pigmet" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message > > news:D8Jbb.2853$vS.248@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net… > > > I would like to SEE and upside down world! That is somethin I have not > > ever > > > seen yet! I am glad ya did not fall off the earth, bein upside down and > > > all. > > > Speakin of Upside Down, anyone seen my AntiLyndal? > > > My prayers and meditations to you AntiBev > > > Devoted Nephew Pigmet > > > "Marg Watson" <JD…@webtv.net> wrote in message > > > news:10911-3F6F2917-107@storefull-2154.public.lawson.webtv.net… > > > > I’m so glad you & yours are safe & sound, Bev > > > > Ugghhh! to the rest of it. > > > > That was very kind & wise of you not to waste that food & share it with > > > > others. What a time to pull together & help each other in even the > > > > smallest of ways. > > > > Hugs, > > > > Maggie
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ruth, Pigmet will be asking to visit you soon. He won’t just come without asking. But I am having some more medical problems that started last night, and so I do need the prentice here to help keep me on an even keel. I am going to prentice more of the animals, so that the burden isn’t so much on Pigmet, too. Yes,indeed, Pigmet would have won the pig race; and we are sorry that he missed it. I would love to have seen it too! Maybe next year? Pigmet has a little vest that he wears when he goes treasure hunting. It is a fisherman’s vest, with all those pockets. He carries all the tools he needs in those pockets. Take care and Be Well, Mair "ruth tay" <ruth…@mcn.org> wrote in message
news:ruthtay-2209031934350001@ha-1o-men-p1-m15.mcn.org… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Dear pigmet, So glad your anti Bev and George are O.K. Glad you left in > time because the hurrycane could take you to the moon. > Last weekend was our county fair and we were sorry you weren’t with us. They > had Alaskan pig races. there were 4 piglets in each race and they did run > real fast but some of them cheated a little so they could get to the food > first. They were all baby pigs like you only everyone could see them. Maybe > you were there in Boonville hovering out of sight and planning to be one > of the piglets in next years race. There were ever so many people standing > around cheering and yelling they might have scared you. The piggies wore cute > little jackets that would have looked good on you. Of course we think if you > had been in the race you would have won. > Still maybe you are having much more fun with Mair and your other friends. > soft pats to you all anti ruth > In article <D8Jbb.2853$vS….@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Pigmet" > <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I would like to SEE and upside down world! That is somethin I have not ever > > seen yet! I am glad ya did not fall off the earth, bein upside down and > > all. > > Speakin of Upside Down, anyone seen my AntiLyndal? > > My prayers and meditations to you AntiBev > > Devoted Nephew Pigmet > > "Marg Watson" <JD…@webtv.net> wrote in message > > news:10911-3F6F2917-107@storefull-2154.public.lawson.webtv.net… > > > I’m so glad you & yours are safe & sound, Bev > > > Ugghhh! to the rest of it. > > > That was very kind & wise of you not to waste that food & share it with > > > others. What a time to pull together & help each other in even the > > > smallest of ways. > > > Hugs, > > > Maggie
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Dear Bev the world will never suck because people like you go out and help other people even when their own world goes down the toilet. Much love to you and George pigmets ant ruth In article <X0Kbb.10089$jo2.2…@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>, "Beverley" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<beverly.brow…@verizon.net> wrote: > Pigmet, didn’t you know living on this Earth sucks? That’s why we don’t fall > off!! > "Pigmet" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:D8Jbb.2853$vS.248@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net… > > I would like to SEE and upside down world! That is somethin I have not > ever > > seen yet! I am glad ya did not fall off the earth, bein upside down and > > all. > > Speakin of Upside Down, anyone seen my AntiLyndal? > > My prayers and meditations to you AntiBev > > Devoted Nephew Pigmet > > "Marg Watson" <JD…@webtv.net> wrote in message > > news:10911-3F6F2917-107@storefull-2154.public.lawson.webtv.net… > > > I’m so glad you & yours are safe & sound, Bev > > > Ugghhh! to the rest of it. > > > That was very kind & wise of you not to waste that food & share it with > > > others. What a time to pull together & help each other in even the > > > smallest of ways. > > > Hugs, > > > Maggie
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Dear pigmet, So glad your anti Bev and George are O.K. Glad you left in time because the hurrycane could take you to the moon. Last weekend was our county fair and we were sorry you weren’t with us. They had Alaskan pig races. there were 4 piglets in each race and they did run real fast but some of them cheated a little so they could get to the food first. They were all baby pigs like you only everyone could see them. Maybe you were there in Boonville hovering out of sight and planning to be one of the piglets in next years race. There were ever so many people standing around cheering and yelling they might have scared you. The piggies wore cute little jackets that would have looked good on you. Of course we think if you had been in the race you would have won. Still maybe you are having much more fun with Mair and your other friends. soft pats to you all anti ruth In article <D8Jbb.2853$vS….@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Pigmet" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<stin…@earthlink.net> wrote: > I would like to SEE and upside down world! That is somethin I have not ever > seen yet! I am glad ya did not fall off the earth, bein upside down and > all. > Speakin of Upside Down, anyone seen my AntiLyndal? > My prayers and meditations to you AntiBev > Devoted Nephew Pigmet > "Marg Watson" <JD…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:10911-3F6F2917-107@storefull-2154.public.lawson.webtv.net… > > I’m so glad you & yours are safe & sound, Bev > > Ugghhh! to the rest of it. > > That was very kind & wise of you not to waste that food & share it with > > others. What a time to pull together & help each other in even the > > smallest of ways. > > Hugs, > > Maggie
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:27:23 GMT, "Beverley" <beverly.brow…@verizon.net> wrote: >Hi, >Isabel was a royal pain!
Yikes – yes, it sounds like a nightmare. Sadly, the statistic you quoted must be in reference to your area or something. I believe I heard that 17 lives were lost as a consequence of the storm. But that could be TX News Hype too – it’s a horrible disease here. While ya’ll are getting blown to Kingdom Come – our "Top News Story" could be about a bee hive in an apartment complex – complete with gory pictures of the bees stinging innocent pets to death and loud reassurances that "these are not Africanized Killer Bees!!!" – no, just normal, everyday TX Killer Bees. what me, cynical? anyway – I’m impressed with all you did and all you survived! And are still going through. Sounds like a lot of what folks went through down here in ‘01 due to Allison and a "this is not a tropical weather system, no need to be alarmed" storm that dumped 3 feet of rain on us. and again with the cynicism. must be the hormones. Thanks for updating us and you are in my thoughts and prayers as you muddle through the clean up and such. hugs, kcat
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Thanks, Cindy. Really I’d rather go through this mess than a tornado or an earthquake. Honestly having a tree branch through one’s kitchen ceiling is a lot easier to cope with then a total loss. This is a mess but not a complete loss. Oh, people with beach houses have lost whole houses but then anyone foolish enough to build their house on the beach……. well, I won’t go into it. I’m slowly catching up with friends or have had a chance to see their property. A few friends have trees through the roof, one neighbor had a tree in their in-ground pool. Just how do you get a BIG hunk of tree out of a pool? But for the most part the damaged sustained by most people is repairable. I had to get a rental car today and while I was there – there was a woman who had a brand new 2004 Caddy that was completely submerged while on her property. She too was renting a car while awaiting insurance to do something about her new Caddy. She apparently lived on riverfront property. She was complaining because she wanted to rent something in a particular color. Heck, I was happy to get a rental car. Which BTW is a cute PT Cruiser. My house has a funny smell. Sort of a stale it’s been shut up too long or something smell. UCK! Damp clothes and wet feet? I’ll have to track it down. I smelled it tonight when I walked in the front door. I’ve got to do laundry tonight. Would anyone believe I’m super tired? Of course I’m always super tired. But I feel physically as if I’ve been beaten, spots hurt as if there were some horrible bruise there but there is nothing. I know there is stress with this type of thing. And of course there is the stress of the clean-up, phone calls to insurance, car rentals, and just who is going to clear the tree and when are they going to do it? I just want to sit on the sofa and vegetate for a while. LOL Bev "Cindy" <cmath…@cox.net> wrote in message
news:Y8Kbb.3365$KJ4.2463@news1.central.cox.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Bev Thank God that you and yours survived. I know that it is a mess. > Everyday I still cringe as I drive down one of the main roads in our > neighborhood. When we were hit by a toronado in May, it devastated part of > my neighborhood. Now there are empty lots where houses that were built forty > years ago stood. > So I understand a little of what it is like. We survived the first f6 > toronado on record in May of 99. That one missed my home by about 6 blks. > This last one missed me by 3blks. > Praying that you all see some relief soon. That the rain stays away and lets > you dry out. > Hugs Cindy > "Beverley" <beverly.brow…@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:%MCbb.8512$jo2.1700@nwrddc03.gnilink.net… > > Hi, > > Isabel was a royal pain! The area around here is looking pretty bad. Lots > of > > downed trees etc. The land has been so wet for so long that the trees just > > couldn’t stand up to the winds. So instead of snapping in half they just > > fell over, roots and all. One fell on hubby’s car. Probably the end of > that > > car. Still has power lines down on it so we are not clearing it. > > We were without elect for days. I took a lot of my freezer food to the > > rescue squad and fixed meals for the crews there, they have a generator. > OMG > > did they eat! Many had not had anything but peanut butter and crackers in > > days. > > We have no idea the extent of the damage to the area in general. We’ve > been > > out in our area but not further than about a mile from home. Cell phone > > towers went down etc. so connections to others has been limited. Somehow, > I > > have had an outgoing phone through all of it. I’ve made calls for > neighbors > > to their children, etc to let them know we are OK here. Phone wouldn’t > ring > > in. > > My daughter came home Wed evening and worked rescue here until Sunday > > evening when her job caught up to her and sent her back to work 24/7 until > > further notice. So she left last night with a river flooding over the road > > going to an area without elect or phone and not expected to have either > for > > another 10 days or longer. > > Things are completely upside down around here. Can’t get adjustor out here > > to look at the car until the power lines are off of it. Don’t know when > that > > will happen. Almost every block in town has had a downed tree across the > > road. Many roads are now passable but only one lane in places because of > > trees. > > My ex-SIL was here because where he lives was under mandatory > > evacuation.(But they cannot make a homeowner leave. So his father stayed.) > > Four feet of water in the first floor of his father’s house. His dad has > > lost everything. > > Now the Blackwater River is about to crest along with a few others due to > > heavy rains in the mountains. Sort of adds insult to injury. It also makes > > it more difficult to restore power and services to outlying areas. > > I think it will be weeks before the area is back to normal. Since we are > > right at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with lots > of > > rivers the area is a huge network of bridges and tunnels. One of the main > > tunnels (Midtown) is flooded and they expect it to be weeks before that > > reopens. That means everybody has to use the Downtown tunnel. The bottle > > necking of traffic into a narrow 2 lane tunnel from two super highways is > > bad but when the rest of the folks have to use that tunnel too …….. > > well, it’s going to be horrible! I still cannot believe my husband had to > go > > to work today. He went the long way around to work avoiding the tunnel. > > Still encounter gridlock on his way to work. > > All the schools are closed in the entire area. > > Over 6 million were without electric and now it is down to about 1 million > > still lacking power. Some food stores are open but there are long lines. > > They only allow about 10 people in the store at a time. And the store is > > half empty of food. I’ve seen no evidence of price gouging and if anything > > I’ve seen the opposite. Many stores were giving away ice and bottled > water. > > Huge tractor trailers filled with bagged ice or bottled water would come > > into a parking lots and begin free giveaways. > > Our local TV news was great! They stayed on and went to sister radio > > stations and continued to broadcast non-stop. Knowing that we couldn’t see > > they were extra careful to be descriptive. It helped. > > I do believe I heard it said not one life was lost as a result of this > > storm. > > Oh, well, writing from a very soggy, wind-swept corner of Virginia with a > > squished car, > > Bev
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Bev Thank God that you and yours survived. I know that it is a mess. Everyday I still cringe as I drive down one of the main roads in our neighborhood. When we were hit by a toronado in May, it devastated part of my neighborhood. Now there are empty lots where houses that were built forty years ago stood. So I understand a little of what it is like. We survived the first f6 toronado on record in May of 99. That one missed my home by about 6 blks. This last one missed me by 3blks. Praying that you all see some relief soon. That the rain stays away and lets you dry out. Hugs Cindy "Beverley" <beverly.brow…@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:%MCbb.8512$jo2.1700@nwrddc03.gnilink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > Isabel was a royal pain! The area around here is looking pretty bad. Lots of > downed trees etc. The land has been so wet for so long that the trees just > couldn’t stand up to the winds. So instead of snapping in half they just > fell over, roots and all. One fell on hubby’s car. Probably the end of that > car. Still has power lines down on it so we are not clearing it. > We were without elect for days. I took a lot of my freezer food to the > rescue squad and fixed meals for the crews there, they have a generator. OMG > did they eat! Many had not had anything but peanut butter and crackers in > days. > We have no idea the extent of the damage to the area in general. We’ve been > out in our area but not further than about a mile from home. Cell phone > towers went down etc. so connections to others has been limited. Somehow, I > have had an outgoing phone through all of it. I’ve made calls for neighbors > to their children, etc to let them know we are OK here. Phone wouldn’t ring > in. > My daughter came home Wed evening and worked rescue here until Sunday > evening when her job caught up to her and sent her back to work 24/7 until > further notice. So she left last night with a river flooding over the road > going to an area without elect or phone and not expected to have either for > another 10 days or longer. > Things are completely upside down around here. Can’t get adjustor out here > to look at the car until the power lines are off of it. Don’t know when that > will happen. Almost every block in town has had a downed tree across the > road. Many roads are now passable but only one lane in places because of > trees. > My ex-SIL was here because where he lives was under mandatory > evacuation.(But they cannot make a homeowner leave. So his father stayed.) > Four feet of water in the first floor of his father’s house. His dad has > lost everything. > Now the Blackwater River is about to crest along with a few others due to > heavy rains in the mountains. Sort of adds insult to injury. It also makes > it more difficult to restore power and services to outlying areas. > I think it will be weeks before the area is back to normal. Since we are > right at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with lots of > rivers the area is a huge network of bridges and tunnels. One of the main > tunnels (Midtown) is flooded and they expect it to be weeks before that > reopens. That means everybody has to use the Downtown tunnel. The bottle > necking of traffic into a narrow 2 lane tunnel from two super highways is > bad but when the rest of the folks have to use that tunnel too …….. > well, it’s going to be horrible! I still cannot believe my husband had to go > to work today. He went the long way around to work avoiding the tunnel. > Still encounter gridlock on his way to work. > All the schools are closed in the entire area. > Over 6 million were without electric and now it is down to about 1 million > still lacking power. Some food stores are open but there are long lines. > They only allow about 10 people in the store at a time. And the store is > half empty of food. I’ve seen no evidence of price gouging and if anything > I’ve seen the opposite. Many stores were giving away ice and bottled water. > Huge tractor trailers filled with bagged ice or bottled water would come > into a parking lots and begin free giveaways. > Our local TV news was great! They stayed on and went to sister radio > stations and continued to broadcast non-stop. Knowing that we couldn’t see > they were extra careful to be descriptive. It helped. > I do believe I heard it said not one life was lost as a result of this > storm. > Oh, well, writing from a very soggy, wind-swept corner of Virginia with a > squished car, > Bev
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I’m so glad you & yours are safe & sound, Bev Ugghhh! to the rest of it. That was very kind & wise of you not to waste that food & share it with others. What a time to pull together & help each other in even the smallest of ways. Hugs, Maggie
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In article <%MCbb.8512$jo2.1…@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>, Beverley <beverly.brow…@verizon.net> wrote >Hi,
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I would like to SEE and upside down world! That is somethin I have not ever seen yet! I am glad ya did not fall off the earth, bein upside down and all. Speakin of Upside Down, anyone seen my AntiLyndal? My prayers and meditations to you AntiBev Devoted Nephew Pigmet "Marg Watson" <JD…@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:10911-3F6F2917-107@storefull-2154.public.lawson.webtv.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’m so glad you & yours are safe & sound, Bev > Ugghhh! to the rest of it. > That was very kind & wise of you not to waste that food & share it with > others. What a time to pull together & help each other in even the > smallest of ways. > Hugs, > Maggie
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Pigmet, didn’t you know living on this Earth sucks? That’s why we don’t fall off!! "Pigmet" <stin…@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:D8Jbb.2853$vS.248@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I would like to SEE and upside down world! That is somethin I have not ever > seen yet! I am glad ya did not fall off the earth, bein upside down and > all. > Speakin of Upside Down, anyone seen my AntiLyndal? > My prayers and meditations to you AntiBev > Devoted Nephew Pigmet > "Marg Watson" <JD…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:10911-3F6F2917-107@storefull-2154.public.lawson.webtv.net… > > I’m so glad you & yours are safe & sound, Bev > > Ugghhh! to the rest of it. > > That was very kind & wise of you not to waste that food & share it with > > others. What a time to pull together & help each other in even the > > smallest of ways. > > Hugs, > > Maggie
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Hugs and prayers to you, Bev. What a horrible mess. I need to pay more attention to national news. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Beverley" <beverly.brow…@verizon.net> wrote in message <news:%MCbb.8512$jo2.1700@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>… > Hi, > Isabel was a royal pain! The area around here is looking pretty bad. Lots of > downed trees etc. The land has been so wet for so long that the trees just > couldn’t stand up to the winds. So instead of snapping in half they just > fell over, roots and all. One fell on hubby’s car. Probably the end of that > car. Still has power lines down on it so we are not clearing it. > We were without elect for days. I took a lot of my freezer food to the > rescue squad and fixed meals for the crews there, they have a generator. OMG > did they eat! Many had not had anything but peanut butter and crackers in > days. > We have no idea the extent of the damage to the area in general. We’ve been > out in our area but not further than about a mile from home. Cell phone > towers went down etc. so connections to others has been limited. Somehow, I > have had an outgoing phone through all of it. I’ve made calls for neighbors > to their children, etc to let them know we are OK here. Phone wouldn’t ring > in. > My daughter came home Wed evening and worked rescue here until Sunday > evening when her job caught up to her and sent her back to work 24/7 until > further notice. So she left last night with a river flooding over the road > going to an area without elect or phone and not expected to have either for > another 10 days or longer. > Things are completely upside down around here. Can’t get adjustor out here > to look at the car until the power lines are off of it. Don’t know when that > will happen. Almost every block in town has had a downed tree across the > road. Many roads are now passable but only one lane in places because of > trees. > My ex-SIL was here because where he lives was under mandatory > evacuation.(But they cannot make a homeowner leave. So his father stayed.) > Four feet of water in the first floor of his father’s house. His dad has > lost everything. > Now the Blackwater River is about to crest along with a few others due to > heavy rains in the mountains. Sort of adds insult to injury. It also makes > it more difficult to restore power and services to outlying areas. > I think it will be weeks before the area is back to normal. Since we are > right at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with lots of > rivers the area is a huge network of bridges and tunnels. One of the main > tunnels (Midtown) is flooded and they expect it to be weeks before that > reopens. That means everybody has to use the Downtown tunnel. The bottle > necking of traffic into a narrow 2 lane tunnel from two super highways is > bad but when the rest of the folks have to use that tunnel too …….. > well, it’s going to be horrible! I still cannot believe my husband had to go > to work today. He went the long way around to work avoiding the tunnel. > Still encounter gridlock on his way to work. > All the schools are closed in the entire area. > Over 6 million were without electric and now it is down to about 1 million > still lacking power. Some food stores are open but there are long lines. > They only allow about 10 people in the store at a time. And the store is > half empty of food. I’ve seen no evidence of price gouging and if anything > I’ve seen the opposite. Many stores were giving away ice and bottled water. > Huge tractor trailers filled with bagged ice or bottled water would come > into a parking lots and begin free giveaways. > Our local TV news was great! They stayed on and went to sister radio > stations and continued to broadcast non-stop. Knowing that we couldn’t see > they were extra careful to be descriptive. It helped. > I do believe I heard it said not one life was lost as a result of this > storm. > Oh, well, writing from a very soggy, wind-swept corner of Virginia with a > squished car, > Bev
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Hi, Isabel was a royal pain! The area around here is looking pretty bad. Lots of downed trees etc. The land has been so wet for so long that the trees just couldn’t stand up to the winds. So instead of snapping in half they just fell over, roots and all. One fell on hubby’s car. Probably the end of that car. Still has power lines down on it so we are not clearing it. We were without elect for days. I took a lot of my freezer food to the rescue squad and fixed meals for the crews there, they have a generator. OMG did they eat! Many had not had anything but peanut butter and crackers in days. We have no idea the extent of the damage to the area in general. We’ve been out in our area but not further than about a mile from home. Cell phone towers went down etc. so connections to others has been limited. Somehow, I have had an outgoing phone through all of it. I’ve made calls for neighbors to their children, etc to let them know we are OK here. Phone wouldn’t ring in. My daughter came home Wed evening and worked rescue here until Sunday evening when her job caught up to her and sent her back to work 24/7 until further notice. So she left last night with a river flooding over the road going to an area without elect or phone and not expected to have either for another 10 days or longer. Things are completely upside down around here. Can’t get adjustor out here to look at the car until the power lines are off of it. Don’t know when that will happen. Almost every block in town has had a downed tree across the road. Many roads are now passable but only one lane in places because of trees. My ex-SIL was here because where he lives was under mandatory evacuation.(But they cannot make a homeowner leave. So his father stayed.) Four feet of water in the first floor of his father’s house. His dad has lost everything. Now the Blackwater River is about to crest along with a few others due to heavy rains in the mountains. Sort of adds insult to injury. It also makes it more difficult to restore power and services to outlying areas. I think it will be weeks before the area is back to normal. Since we are right at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with lots of rivers the area is a huge network of bridges and tunnels. One of the main tunnels (Midtown) is flooded and they expect it to be weeks before that reopens. That means everybody has to use the Downtown tunnel. The bottle necking of traffic into a narrow 2 lane tunnel from two super highways is bad but when the rest of the folks have to use that tunnel too …….. well, it’s going to be horrible! I still cannot believe my husband had to go to work today. He went the long way around to work avoiding the tunnel. Still encounter gridlock on his way to work. All the schools are closed in the entire area. Over 6 million were without electric and now it is down to about 1 million still lacking power. Some food stores are open but there are long lines. They only allow about 10 people in the store at a time. And the store is half empty of food. I’ve seen no evidence of price gouging and if anything I’ve seen the opposite. Many stores were giving away ice and bottled water. Huge tractor trailers filled with bagged ice or bottled water would come into a parking lots and begin free giveaways. Our local TV news was great! They stayed on and went to sister radio stations and continued to broadcast non-stop. Knowing that we couldn’t see they were extra careful to be descriptive. It helped. I do believe I heard it said not one life was lost as a result of this storm. Oh, well, writing from a very soggy, wind-swept corner of Virginia with a squished car, Bev
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