Did anyone miss me?

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Registered: 03-02-2006
Did anyone miss me?
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Wed, 01-17-2007 - 8:16pm

Cause I sure missed you guys. Over here in Missouri I've been without power since Friday @ 9 pm thanks to a major ice storm. We had to go to a motel to stay. Our power just came back on today, man it is good to be home. We came home yesterday to check on everything and it was 40 in the house. The outside temp got down to 6 last night.


In our area there was about 75,000 without power. They are saying that this was the worst ice storm since 1987 in this area. There are still people without power and will not get it until next week.


Anyway I'm going to be in & out as I have to get the house back in order and laundry done, I spent half the day scrubbing the fridge and throwing away spoiled food.


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 8:35pm
Oh Michelle. Thank goodness you guys are okay. That storm really whalloped you guys. It was terrible. I know a few years ago when the ice storm hit here (we weren't here yet) people were without power for a week or more. That is so hard to function that way. Hope everything is back to normal for you guys and you settle in at home. We did miss you and so glad you are back.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 8:35pm

Oh my goodness. A colleague is from Missouri (she moved here in 2005). Her mom is TRYING to get on a plane to be here for her grandbaby's surgery tomorrow. And she sent us a slide show from MSNBC.

http://www.msnbc.com/modules/interactive.aspx?type=ss&launch=16636480,16634187&pg=1

Stay safe!

Alysha


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Registered: 03-02-2006
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 8:47pm

Thanks Tam. I feels so good to be home now. I was starting to have withdrawals from here. LOL


I'm starting a list of the things we used most for the next time. And I have 2 propane heaters coming that I ordered so that will help if it happens again.


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Registered: 03-02-2006
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 9:29pm

Thanks for posting the pictures. If you look at the ones from Springfield that is where we are. In picture #14 that is across the street from DH's work & we were there on Saturday. It is weird seeing them on the internet when I have been living it since Friday. I feel like we were cut off from the outside world.


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Registered: 03-18-2003
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 10:47pm
Thanks for checking in. I am glad you are all safe and sound.

Linda
mom to
Alex (16), Rachel (14), Matthew (12)


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Registered: 09-26-2003
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 11:08pm

Oh man Michelle, sounds like you guys got nailed like we did in December!


Glad your power is back on!


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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 7:13am

Oh my, what a disaster.

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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 7:21am

Glad to hear ur back at home sweet home & trying to get things back to normal. We had an ice storm a while back when Rach was a baby & the subway didn't even run (they use electric rails & they froze) so I remember giving up on going to work & picking Rach back up from her sitter & then going to MILs for the night.

Good to hear from ya & that things are looking up!

-- Ang

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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 7:30am
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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 9:45am
Hey!
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