[Iowa Granny]

An absolutely stunning, gut wrenching post about the conditions as a result of Charley.

Do you know the author personally?

[lodwick]

No, I heard it on a local FM station earlier today...with all the folks reported as "missing," I fear for their well-being.

[lodwick]

How are the crops progressing up there?

Driving to see my father, I noticed that the CenTex farmers have got all the wheat in, and are starting on their corn fields. We had the best weather in memory, but are now setting record low temps for the past three nights.

Strange weather, indeed.

[mountaineer]

This one tickled me, especially as Mr. M recently had to get a private investigator to nab an employee on workers comp. The surveillance videotape showed the guy with a "bad back" loading a moving van, tossing 50 lb. boxes and heavy furniture into the truck:

An Irishman in a wheelchair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Irishman looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?"

The waitress nodded "Yes," so the Irishman told her to give Jesus a cup of coffee on him.

The next patron to come in was an Englishman with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked her, "Is that Jesus over there?"

The waitress nodded, so the Englishman said to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, "My treat."

The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Redneck on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there, sweet thang. How's about gettin' me a cold glass of Coke!" He, too, looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over there?"

The waitress once more nodded, so the Redneck said to give Jesus a cold glass of Coke, "On my bill."

As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Irishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."

The Irishman felt the strength come back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out the door.

Jesus also passed by the Englishman, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed."

The Englishman felt his back straightening up and he raised his hands, praised the Lord and did a series of back flips out the door.

Then Jesus walked towards the Redneck. The Redneck jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me...I'm drawin' workers' comp!"