RE: Sharon.....RE: My news and Sharon.......

[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie and all:I glad to know you thought of me, Jackie! What a pain for you hubby to have to haul that water up for the toilet but at least you had a toilet to flush! lol... In Alaska we had an outhouse and a potty bucket inside the cabin. For those who don't know I lived an Alaskan Adventure several years ago in the backwoods of Alaska. We were 2 miles from the closest road (if you can call it that) in a huge old drafty cabin surrounded by the forest. We had no electricity and got our water from our creek. The inside "bathroom" was a bucket in an empty closet. And often that bucket froze solid. The closet was just 8 feet from our wood heat stove but on the perimeter of our living area. It was a cold winter for us but we had a lot of fun and a great

adventure. We got to the cabin on November 5th and the first 2 nights we were there the water bucket froze solid INSIDE. It was about 2 feet from the heat stove. After those first few days we got the floor covered and insulation and plastic in the ceiling between the bottom floor where we were and the second story. We also walled off a small living area for us using blankets, plastic sheeting and tyvek. The wood heat stove burned day and night. We used kerosene lamps for light and our brand new generator stopped working after just 5 starts.Adventure is a mild word. ROFLhugs)))Sharon I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. Re: My news and Sharon ....... I'm so glad to hear from you! I was wondering if you were in the outage area I've been hearing about on the news. What did you do for water? Did you have emergency water jugs anywhere? I just can't do without water so, to me, that would be the biggest

problem. I'll bet you are tired from no sleep. Is there any kind of emergency back-up power you can have for your breathing machine? How did your hubby do? love... Sharon __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi Jackie and all:I glad to know you thought of me, Jackie! What a pain for you hubby to have to haul that water up for the toilet but at least you had a toilet to flush! lol... In Alaska we had an outhouse and a potty bucket inside the cabin. For those who don't know I lived an Alaskan Adventure several years ago in the backwoods of Alaska. We were 2 miles from the closest road (if you can call it that) in a huge old drafty cabin surrounded by the forest. We had no electricity and got our water from our creek. The inside "bathroom" was a bucket in an empty closet. And often that bucket froze solid. The closet was just 8 feet from our wood heat stove but on the perimeter of our living area. It was a cold winter for us but we had a lot of fun and a great

adventure. We got to the cabin on November 5th and the first 2 nights we were there the water bucket froze solid INSIDE. It was about 2 feet from the heat stove. After those first few days we got the floor covered and insulation and plastic in the ceiling between the bottom floor where we were and the second story. We also walled off a small living area for us using blankets, plastic sheeting and tyvek. The wood heat stove burned day and night. We used kerosene lamps for light and our brand new generator stopped working after just 5 starts.Adventure is a mild word. ROFLhugs)))Sharon I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. Re: My news and Sharon ....... I'm so glad to hear from you! I was wondering if you were in the outage area I've been hearing about on the news. What did you do for water? Did you have emergency water jugs anywhere? I just can't do without water so, to me, that would be the biggest

problem. I'll bet you are tired from no sleep. Is there any kind of emergency back-up power you can have for your breathing machine? How did your hubby do? love... Sharon __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

wow sharon.I didnt know that.what an adventure.how fun that sounds.natural

living without society prowling around you.lol.did you go to live and decide to

move?how cool it sounds.id swipe that up in a second.hugs,cassy

[wobbletowalk@...] wrote:

Hi Jackie and all:

I glad to know you thought of me, Jackie! What a pain for you hubby to have to

haul that water up for the toilet but at least you had a toilet to flush!

lol... In Alaska we had an outhouse and a potty bucket inside the cabin. For

those who don't know I lived an Alaskan Adventure several years ago in the

backwoods of Alaska. We were 2 miles from the closest road (if you can call it

that) in a huge old drafty cabin surrounded by the forest. We had no

electricity and got our water from our creek. The inside " bathroom " was a

bucket in an empty closet. And often that bucket froze solid. The closet was

just 8 feet from our wood heat stove but on the perimeter of our living area.

It was a cold winter for us but we had a lot of fun and a great adventure. We

got to the cabin on November 5th and the first 2 nights we were there the water

bucket froze solid INSIDE. It was about 2 feet from the heat stove. After

those first few days we got the floor covered and insulation

and plastic in the ceiling between the bottom floor where we were and the

second story. We also walled off a small living area for us using blankets,

plastic sheeting and tyvek. The wood heat stove burned day and night. We used

kerosene lamps for light and our brand new generator stopped working after just

5 starts.

Adventure is a mild word. ROFL

hugs)))

Sharon

I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

Sharon.....RE: My news and Sharon.......

Hey Sharon!

Luckily we had several water jugs in the garage that were still sealed so we

used them for drinking. The biggest problem was staying warm, which a regular

fireplace is almost useless. If we stay here we will get an insert. Also with as

much rain as we get, we need a rain barrel, so we can have water to at least

flush the toilets. We have a lake one house over, and Steve took a big bucket

down there, and what he went thru to get to it was a comedy of errors. He is as

bad off as I am pain-wise, he can move better than me, but he’s ready to go

back on his prednisone tomorrow.

I guess you can get a marine battery and converter to use for our CPAP

machines, but they are a little spendy, and tomorrow I am going to find out if

my insurance will pay for them. The backup battery would need to be a

rechargeable one too. The other thing would be to get a generator which we have

talked about and when we can afford one I think that may be the better way to

go. Our area is famous for ice storms too, and the last one we had was 2 years

ago, but the power was only off during the day. We were headed for a motel that

time when the power came on.

Not being able to breath was awful. It has taken a toll on me, and I hope

there won’t be any long term repercussions. Sleep....

[Guest guest]

wow sharon.I didnt know that.what an adventure.how fun that sounds.natural

living without society prowling around you.lol.did you go to live and decide to

move?how cool it sounds.id swipe that up in a second.hugs,cassy

[wobbletowalk@...] wrote:

Hi Jackie and all:

I glad to know you thought of me, Jackie! What a pain for you hubby to have to

haul that water up for the toilet but at least you had a toilet to flush!

lol... In Alaska we had an outhouse and a potty bucket inside the cabin. For

those who don't know I lived an Alaskan Adventure several years ago in the

backwoods of Alaska. We were 2 miles from the closest road (if you can call it

that) in a huge old drafty cabin surrounded by the forest. We had no

electricity and got our water from our creek. The inside " bathroom " was a

bucket in an empty closet. And often that bucket froze solid. The closet was

just 8 feet from our wood heat stove but on the perimeter of our living area.

It was a cold winter for us but we had a lot of fun and a great adventure. We

got to the cabin on November 5th and the first 2 nights we were there the water

bucket froze solid INSIDE. It was about 2 feet from the heat stove. After

those first few days we got the floor covered and insulation

and plastic in the ceiling between the bottom floor where we were and the

second story. We also walled off a small living area for us using blankets,

plastic sheeting and tyvek. The wood heat stove burned day and night. We used

kerosene lamps for light and our brand new generator stopped working after just

5 starts.

Adventure is a mild word. ROFL

hugs)))

Sharon

I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

Sharon.....RE: My news and Sharon.......

Hey Sharon!

Luckily we had several water jugs in the garage that were still sealed so we

used them for drinking. The biggest problem was staying warm, which a regular

fireplace is almost useless. If we stay here we will get an insert. Also with as

much rain as we get, we need a rain barrel, so we can have water to at least

flush the toilets. We have a lake one house over, and Steve took a big bucket

down there, and what he went thru to get to it was a comedy of errors. He is as

bad off as I am pain-wise, he can move better than me, but he’s ready to go

back on his prednisone tomorrow.

I guess you can get a marine battery and converter to use for our CPAP

machines, but they are a little spendy, and tomorrow I am going to find out if

my insurance will pay for them. The backup battery would need to be a

rechargeable one too. The other thing would be to get a generator which we have

talked about and when we can afford one I think that may be the better way to

go. Our area is famous for ice storms too, and the last one we had was 2 years

ago, but the power was only off during the day. We were headed for a motel that

time when the power came on.

Not being able to breath was awful. It has taken a toll on me, and I hope

there won’t be any long term repercussions. Sleep....

[Guest guest]

Hi

Sharon,……..in no way was I comparing my

situation with yours! Lol….I know you had it much worse than I did, and

after what I went thru just for a little while made me think of how much more

you experienced. No way could I go potty on a bucket! Lol…. I think

because it was so cold, and not even as cold as what

it was in Alaska,

but cold for us. It made me think of how you lived there, and how hard it was. I

suppose if we had all the things we needed to live in an emergency situation it

wouldn’t have been so stressful. I have been telling hubby for years, in

fact ever since the Y2K thing, that we needed to be

prepared for whatever. I think now he is rethinking his ho hum attitudes

regarding this. I don’t think he wants to go back down to the lake…….lol….

Smiles

and hugs, Jackie

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Sharon

Marsden

Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:22 AM

To: MSersLife

Subject: Re: Sharon.....RE:

My news and Sharon.......

Hi Jackie

and all:

I glad to know you thought of me, Jackie!

What a pain for you hubby to have to haul that water up for the toilet but at

least you had a toilet to flush! lol... In Alaska we had an outhouse and a potty bucket

inside the cabin. For those who don't know I lived an Alaskan Adventure

several years ago in the backwoods of Alaska.

We were 2 miles from the closest road (if you can call it that) in a huge old

drafty cabin surrounded by the forest. We had no electricity and got our

water from our creek. The inside " bathroom " was a bucket in an

empty closet. And often that bucket froze solid. The closet was

just 8 feet from our wood heat stove but on the perimeter of our living

area. It was a cold winter for us but we had a lot of fun and a great

adventure. We got to the cabin on November 5th and the first 2 nights we

were there the water bucket froze solid INSIDE. It was about 2 feet from

the heat stove. After those first few days we got the floor covered and

insulation and plastic in the ceiling between the bottom floor where we were

and the second story. We also walled off a small living area for us using

blankets, plastic sheeting and tyvek. The wood heat stove burned day and

night. We used kerosene lamps for light and our brand new generator

stopped working after just 5 starts.

Adventure is a mild word. ROFL

hugs)))

Sharon

I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

Re: My news

and Sharon

........

I'm so

glad to hear from you! I was wondering if you were in the outage area

I've been hearing about on the news. What did you do for water? Did

you have emergency water jugs anywhere? I just can't do without water so,

to me, that would be the biggest problem. I'll bet you are tired from no

sleep. Is there any kind of emergency back-up power you can have for your

breathing machine? How did your hubby do?

love...

Sharon

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[Guest guest]

Sharon and Jackie-

I thought I had lived through some tough situations, but compared to the both of you, I can see I was in a fluffy lifestyle. Good grief!! BRRRRRRR!!! Though I do remember the days of having no indoor plumbing, and having to go "potty" in a coffee can. As well as taking baths in a wash tub that was shared with my siblings. I don't remember how we weathered the the cold winters. That's the bliss of being a child I guess. Now, being an adult...I can surely empathize with situations like the ones you ladies have gone through.

Jackie, I've been watching the news, and I'm very concerned for my relatives who live in Oregon. From what I've been hearing, this is the worst winter that Oregon has experienced in a long time. I'll be getting in touch with my aunt today to make sure she and her family are doing all right.

It is a sad time for many there who have lost loved ones due to having no electricity and/or heat. And those people who who were lost in the mountains and found deceased. Last week, the news was about a family who were returning home from a Thanksgiving dinner. They took the wrong road home and their car broke down in the snowy mountains. The father left to go try to find some help, leaving his wife and two babies at the car. The woman and children were rescued several days later, but the father was found dead a couple days after. How sad. It really broke my heart.

I hope you are doing better now. And Sharon...I applaud you for looking at the brighter side of what a lot of us would call an unbearable crisis! I just hope that if I find myself in similar circumstances or conditions as you've been in, I'll have what it takes to get by.

Blessed be to both of you....

http://360.yahoo.com/vallee45

-- RE: Sharon.....RE: My news and Sharon.......

Hi Sharon,……..in no way was I comparing my situation with yours! Lol….I know you had it much worse than I did, and after what I went thru just for a little while made me think of how much more you experienced. No way could I go potty on a bucket! Lol…. I think because it was so cold, and not even as cold as what it was in Alaska, but cold for us. It made me think of how you lived there, and how hard it was. I suppose if we had all the things we needed to live in an emergency situation it wouldn’t have been so stressful. I have been telling hubby for years, in fact ever since the Y2K thing, that we needed to be prepared for whatever. I think now he is rethinking his ho hum attitudes regarding this. I don’t think he wants to go back down to the lake…….lol….

Smiles and hugs, Jackie

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Sharon MarsdenSent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:22 AMTo: MSersLife Subject: Re: Sharon.....RE: My news and Sharon.......

Hi Jackie and all:I glad to know you thought of me, Jackie! What a pain for you hubby to have to haul that water up for the toilet but at least you had a toilet to flush! lol... In Alaska we had an outhouse and a potty bucket inside the cabin. For those who don't know I lived an Alaskan Adventure several years ago in the backwoods of Alaska. We were 2 miles from the closest road (if you can call it that) in a huge old drafty cabin surrounded by the forest. We had no electricity and got our water from our creek. The inside "bathroom" was a bucket in an empty closet. And often that bucket froze solid. The closet was just 8 feet from our wood heat stove but on the perimeter of our living area. It was a cold winter for us but we had a lot of fun and a great adventure. We got to the cabin on November 5th and the first 2 nights we were there the water bucket froze solid INSIDE. It was about 2 feet from the heat stove. After those first few days we got the floor covered and insulation and plastic in the ceiling between the bottom floor where we were and the second story. We also walled off a small living area for us using blankets, plastic sheeting and tyvek. The wood heat stove burned day and night. We used kerosene lamps for light and our brand new generator stopped working after just 5 starts.Adventure is a mild word. ROFLhugs)))Sharon

I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

Re: My news and Sharon .

I'm so glad to hear from you! I was wondering if you were in the outage area I've been hearing about on the news. What did you do for water? Did you have emergency water jugs anywhere? I just can't do without water so, to me, that would be the biggest problem. I'll bet you are tired from no sleep. Is there any kind of emergency back-up power you can have for your breathing machine? How did your hubby do? love...Sharon

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[Guest guest]

I was just joking with you Jackie. Yes, we had it worse in AK than you did but I didn't need a breathing machine like you did. I'm so glad you made it through! It's amazing what a person can do if they have to, isn't it? I had trouble going potty on a bucket but it was way better than trying to make it to the outhouse. I only went to the outhouse twice that winter and I fell both times. love...Sharon I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering. Re: My news

and Sharon .......

I'm so

glad to hear from you! I was wondering if you were in the outage area

I've been hearing about on the news. What did you do for water? Did

you have emergency water jugs anywhere? I just can't do without water so,

to me, that would be the biggest problem. I'll bet you are tired from no

sleep. Is there any kind of emergency back-up power you can have for your

breathing machine? How did your hubby do?

love...

Sharon

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[Guest guest]

Ha, ha,…I

know ;-) I HATE outhouses. When I was growing up we

had relatives that had one, and I never went in it, it grossed me out too much.

Same in the berry fields. Good thing I had good

bladder control back then, lol….

I have always been able to

make it thru any type of crisis while it is happening. It’s the aftermath that

my body seems to not be able to handle. People wonder why I don’t do a lot of

things, and its hard to explain because for years I did,

but then I suffered tremendously with the repercussions. I’m too old now to grin

and bear it. Those days are over I’m afraid.

Smiles, Jackie J

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Sharon

Marsden

Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006

11:31 AM

To: MSersLife

Subject: Re: Sharon.....RE:

My news and Sharon.......

I was just joking with you Jackie.

Yes, we had it worse in AK than you did but I didn't need a breathing machine

like you did. I'm so glad you made it through! It's amazing what a

person can do if they have to, isn't it? I had trouble going potty on a

bucket but it was way better than trying to make it to the outhouse. I

only went to the outhouse twice that winter and I fell both times.

love...

Sharon

I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.

[Guest guest]

Ha, ha,…I

know ;-) I HATE outhouses. When I was growing up we

had relatives that had one, and I never went in it, it grossed me out too much.

Same in the berry fields. Good thing I had good

bladder control back then, lol….

I have always been able to

make it thru any type of crisis while it is happening. It’s the aftermath that

my body seems to not be able to handle. People wonder why I don’t do a lot of

things, and its hard to explain because for years I did,

but then I suffered tremendously with the repercussions. I’m too old now to grin

and bear it. Those days are over I’m afraid.

Smiles, Jackie J

From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ] On Behalf Of Sharon

Marsden

Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006

11:31 AM

To: MSersLife

Subject: Re: Sharon.....RE:

My news and Sharon.......

I was just joking with you Jackie.

Yes, we had it worse in AK than you did but I didn't need a breathing machine

like you did. I'm so glad you made it through! It's amazing what a

person can do if they have to, isn't it? I had trouble going potty on a

bucket but it was way better than trying to make it to the outhouse. I

only went to the outhouse twice that winter and I fell both times.

love...

Sharon

I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.