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I did manage to get through yesterday.

My Cousin Mary Lou (Same name as me...my mom was quite annoyed when her S-I-L used the SAME name for HER first born daughter as Mom did just a few months earlier, but since she was far away in Injun Country, OK, but THAT’S a whole OTHER story which involves WW2 and the USO! LOL!) lives near Tulsa, right off Rt 66. Her son’s wife just had a baby, and due to the baby’s combined heritage, they were able to take advantage of the excellent medical facilities at the Indian Hospital, which is South and West of Tulsa, between Oklahoma City and where she lives. Just two days ago, Mary Lou had driven many miles to the Hospital to pick up the Mom and Baby, when they were caught IN THE CAR en-route. I just happened to call when she was barreling down the highway towards a friend’s home that happened to have an underground shelter (basically a cement room about the size of a septic tank!) As we were talking on the phone, she suddenly started shrieking “I CAN SEE IT! IT’S OVER A MILE WIDE! JESUS, MAKE IT GO AWAY PLEASE JESUS!!!!”

At that point I knew I had to hang up so she could concentrate on her driving!

I called again about a half hour later, and they had arrived at their destination and were going down into the shelter.

Since then, the TV has reported that all the land lines are down and the cell lines are so jammed with people calling their loved ones that it will be hard to get through.

I guess I will have to be patient.