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To: Robert A. Cook, PE; glock rocks; jeffers; Blurblogger; Spktyr; Mo1; onyx; OwenKellogg; AFPhys; ...
I wanted to thank each one of you for your helpful advice and kind comments earlier. I don't know if you could tell or not, but I was in semi-panic mode, afraid my battery was going to die before I got my questions posted. I came back later and read all of your comments and was soooooo grateful. This feeling of being isolated is NOT a good feeling. We HAVE gotten to know our neighbors better, though. Yesterday we helped pull a tree off their house, and were able to recharge their phone and laptop with our now-functioning generator.

So, you wanna know what I've been doing for 4 days? Sitting out on the porch playing board games and cards with my young daughter. And just think: she and I are going to be out of school and work for a month or more. I don't know whether to laugh or to cry. LOL!

Thanks again for your support. It meant a lot.

Note to self: When all the stores are open again, buy an extra battery for the Dell laptop!

2,172 posted on 09/28/2005 3:03:46 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: Howlin

KLVI is on-air right now announcing the different places in SE Texas that are now selling generators, and I immediately thought of you. At least 5 people have already died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and with the amount of people down here using them, there will no doubt be more. Please pray for the ones in the hospital clinging to life -- I heard one of them was a small child.

There have also been several near-misses, but someone found them and called for help in time. All these sick people are being life-flighted to Houston because of lack of medical care here.

Thank you for all your tireless efforts in letting Freepers know the dangers. Because of you, I thought to close the windows on the back of my house while the generator was running.


2,173 posted on 09/28/2005 3:15:30 AM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: Nita Nupress

Nita,

It sounds like this is worse than Y2K!

Seriously, I know things are rough and I wouldn't want to be in your situation. But your attitude is so much more refreshing than the whining and blaming we see on tv. Thanks for giving us a dose of good Texas frontier spirit.

Hang in there. This is one to tell the grandkids about.

--Owen


2,179 posted on 09/28/2005 4:53:33 AM PDT by OwenKellogg
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To: Nita Nupress
Sitting out on the porch playing board games and cards with my young daughter.

Cherish this blessing. I enjoyed the time that I got to spend with my family this past weekend.

Glad y'all are safe!

2,181 posted on 09/28/2005 6:40:48 AM PDT by Eaker (My Wife Rocks! - I will never take Dix off of my ping list as I have been asked to do.)
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