We were in the dark...

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Registered: 03-01-2006
We were in the dark...
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Thu, 06-12-2008 - 7:34am

It was really hot here Tues..too much for the mountains..nearly 100 degrees..so we were almost glad to hear thunderstorms were on the way..it would cool us off AND water our baby lawn...


BUT...heavy storms hit and at 8:30 the electricity went out....I found I was ill prepared....flashlight??!!..I ended up running around with the Tinkerbell lantern I had gotten for the dgds when they sleepover!


I was unable to reach the elec co, we had a scanner and heard all the calls..trees and wires down


The elec was out all night...when I finally reached the elec co around 5:30 am they said 40,000 customers had been out, half were back on...we might not get elec back until midnight!.but it came on within a couple of hours!..however today's paper says some are still out!


it was just weird..plus I had to sub Wed morning...we had to go out for coffee..so we got to see the damage..trees down all over...and elec out..our supermarket, the fast food strip...(later when I went to the supermarket..all the ice cream was gone, it had melted!)


but all in all, not so bad..not like the damage we are hearing about elsewhere...just saw an interview with the Boyscouts in Iowa who had been hit by a tornado..I was in tears..


meanwhile the turtles keep coming to our Perfect Turtle Nursery...high ground, above the lake, sunny, easy to dig dirt...we'll send out the birth announcements in Aug if all works out


we had dgd,2, here on Tues...she was treated to a parade down our street: 12 geese..adults and goslings, marching single file down the road...she was delighted...it wasa riot!!


they don't call this "Nature Lake Rd" for nothin'! LOL


then dgd and I went to her "Mommy and me" class..(dil was on class field trip with dgd,4, ) it was HOT...but it went well..a group of 2 yr old, young moms....and ME! LOL..they were all very nice..dgd loved the balls and bubbles..remained reserved about some of the activities...she has a "wait and see" approach! LOL


oh...and today the AC guy is coming...we have central air in the new house...turned it on this week first time..seems they neglected an outlet for the water/condensation..so it went all over the cellar floor..meanwhile Bob rigged up a hose....always something!!


well that's the news for today..I am sure there will be more...LOL..always is


stay safe out there!


hugs


 

Dutch


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 06-12-2008 - 11:24am

Hi Dutch


Glad your electricity is back on. I had heard on the news here that 40,000 people in that area were without it. I sure hope more are back on by now.


I bet you dgd did love seeing that parade. Seems your Dgd might be a bit shy around people she doesn't know.


Hope they get that AC fixed for you. That would be a mess on our floors.


Yes you will have to let us know about your turtle nursery and send out those birth announcements in Aug. LOL Will be very interesting to watch it happen.


Sunny and hot for us here in AZ but dry so that makes it a bit better. Going to get much hotter the rest of this week and next week they say.


Have a great day!!


Love ya


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 06-12-2008 - 11:31am

Wow so quite a storm you had huh, glad you got hour power back.

     

 

          

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Registered: 03-01-2006
Thu, 06-12-2008 - 8:22pm

The AC guy came..they forgot to install a pump! he'll be back Tues to fix it


dgd,2, is a little shy around some folks..but, boy, she loves me and Bob...we had

Dutch

 

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Registered: 03-01-2006
Fri, 06-13-2008 - 7:21am

this quite a year for storms..and ours was mild compared to some of the others..our supermarket lost all its ice cream!


just watching TV with the flooding in Iowa..a woman with 9 kids lost her whole house, just weeks after losing her job...and then the Boy Scouts..when I listen to these brave boys, it makes me cry


then the reports say the flooding will affect farms..which will cause higher food prices...I just read an article in US News and World report about the World food crisis


the turtles are an interesting distraction..we may get babies in Aug but Bob read some article that said eggs could lie there until spring


had dgd,4, over yesterday..that is always fun...we went to the garden center..I have known the floks there for YEARS..they offered her a job..she told them she was only 4 and wanted to be a ballerina....no ballerinas at the garden center! LOL


hugs

Dutch


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