Guest guest Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Pam Thanks for the beautiful link. I wish you and have an enjoyable day. Have you found a new doctor? How have you been feeling? How is doing. You all are in my prayers. Hugs, Melinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Chris.....So glad to see you post....We've missed you and were worried about you....Sounds like you are doing well....Luv you.... Re: Pam and all Melinda, we're getting the tail end of Jeanne today, and probablytomorrow. Lots of rain and flooding; no real wind . . . they'vehad to shut everything down for about one day per storm; and,everyone is complaining like no tomorrow. I just point out thata day of not being to go anywhere because the roads are floodedis WAY less than losing everything you own, four times over. Iguess it's all perspective.I was in Bellingham when MSH blew the first time. It's roughly350 miles away, and it sounded like someone was setting offdynamite in the bay. Lots and lots of insurance claims for cardamage from people who'd driven down to see it happen; but, notmuch else. And, you need to remember that the only people whogot killed / seriously injured were the idjits who didn't listento the authorities and clear out of the expected blast zone.The southeast sure is getting hammered this year; but, whateveryone doesn't seem to remember is this is part of a longweather cycle -- every 80 to 100 years. Last time it happenedwas just before the big Florida land boom in the 1920s; becausethere simply weren't as many people around, there wasn't as muchdamage; or, any big memories of it happening. Everybody alsoneeds to remember that there's nowhere really 'safe' to live. Every place has it's weather risks; you just have to decide whichone scares you the least.The daughter and SiL of a friend of ours here in town moved to NC~6 months ago. Because they didn't like the snow. Now, therelooking to pick up and go someplace else, like NM . . . wherethey figure that not much can happen -- except that, in 1974-5there were a series of blizzards that caused thousands of deaths;first, from snow that couldn't be cleared and really interruptedservices; then, from bitter below-zero cold that lasted more thana week. My EMT squad was involved with the relief operations;I'll never forget going into house after house and finding entirefamilies huddled together, frozen to death.A quickie update on me: I've declared that no-one else in myfamily is allowed to die for a while; we've been averaging oneevery three weeks for the past year. My brother is out of thehospital, and doing better; now, if I can just keep his wife anddaughters in line, he might be able to put his life backtogether. Probating Daddy's estate is a nightmare; I'm ready tokill all my relatives. Elf died from galloping [10 weeks fromfirst symptoms] neurological degeneration on 11 September. Hewas a month shy of his fifth birthday. Pippin got so depressedthat she stopped eating. Puppy prozac and hand feeding areworking for now; she's getting a greyhound for a companion on 24October. Clots in the heart arteries HURT; cardiac rehab whenyou aren't a 'classical' heart patient is a mondo PITA. However,we finally seem to have gotten me back in one piece and shut downthe cycle of pneumonia once again. After nine long, long yearsthe renovations to the house are finally FINISHED. [cheer,whistle, clap] You should have seen 's look of horror whenI told him that now we could start on the redecorating. ;> 's parents are coming to visit this weekend. So, giving mylove to all of you, I need to go supervise the preparations.OwensMelinda Hohenberger wrote:> > I would be willing to bet that and Christy are getting or have> gotten some heavy duty rain. Kathy--take care of yourself after the> weekend you had. I didn't realize it was hunting season already--> this year is flying by.> Everyone keep your prayers going and fingers crossed as Mt Saint> Helen's is threatening to blow her top again. I don't think this> nation needs another disaster for quite a while. They have issued a> warning of increased seismic activity since Thursday of last week> but no formal orders have been made to evacuate. People say that> when it erupted in 1980, Eugene was covered in dust but that was> about it--just lots of respiratory problems and the what. There are> two or three articles put out by the Associated Press about this.> None of the other networks seem too interested yet.> Bob and I watched a special on TLC last night about the four> hurricanes that have hit--the damage is beyond description. I will> take earthquakes and volcanos over tornadoes and hurricanes. My> friend in Missouri's daughter and son in law lost their beach home> at Gulf Shores, Al and some friends in Lakeland lost their car (roof> of apartment building crashed on the car).> We had a nice family dinner with Mark on Saturday at a local> steak house that is out of this world on both food and service.> I had salmon that was soaked in burboan sauce and grilled that was> excellent.> Everyone take care. Has any one heard from Jane? Are they> still traveling?Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 I've been back in Florida just long enough to go through Ivan and Jeanne and now I'm getting ready to leave for most of October. When I lived in CA and used to fly back to visit my family in NC and GA in the fall, there were so many hurricanes that would come in that it got to the point that it became a joke and I was jokingly asked by several to change the time of year that I visited because I always seemed to bring bad storms. Why couldn't I come other times, especially when they would be having droughts and bring them rain? This time I hope that neither Florida or North Carolina has any hurricanes in their future this month or for the remainder of the year. NC as well as GA and SC have all had so much rain that there have been roads washed out, including major Interstate 40 which will be closed for a section in western NC. There are also bridges that have been destroyed or badly damaged on the Blue Ridge Parkway and many other states have huge bills facing their trasportation departments for road repair. Practically every state going up the Eastern seaboard has been affected. BTW, it is such a treat to see your email address pop up and your name pop up at the end of your message. It's so good to know that you and have finally reached the point of thinking of decorating now...you've been in remodeling mode for so long. I fully understand the frustration. Hugs, Jane Re: Pam and all Melinda, we're getting the tail end of Jeanne today, and probablytomorrow. Lots of rain and flooding; no real wind . . . they'vehad to shut everything down for about one day per storm; and,everyone is complaining like no tomorrow. I just point out thata day of not being to go anywhere because the roads are floodedis WAY less than losing everything you own, four times over. Iguess it's all perspective.I was in Bellingham when MSH blew the first time. It's roughly350 miles away, and it sounded like someone was setting offdynamite in the bay. Lots and lots of insurance claims for cardamage from people who'd driven down to see it happen; but, notmuch else. And, you need to remember that the only people whogot killed / seriously injured were the idjits who didn't listento the authorities and clear out of the expected blast zone.The southeast sure is getting hammered this year; but, whateveryone doesn't seem to remember is this is part of a longweather cycle -- every 80 to 100 years. Last time it happenedwas just before the big Florida land boom in the 1920s; becausethere simply weren't as many people around, there wasn't as muchdamage; or, any big memories of it happening. Everybody alsoneeds to remember that there's nowhere really 'safe' to live. Every place has it's weather risks; you just have to decide whichone scares you the least.The daughter and SiL of a friend of ours here in town moved to NC~6 months ago. Because they didn't like the snow. Now, therelooking to pick up and go someplace else, like NM . . . wherethey figure that not much can happen -- except that, in 1974-5there were a series of blizzards that caused thousands of deaths;first, from snow that couldn't be cleared and really interruptedservices; then, from bitter below-zero cold that lasted more thana week. My EMT squad was involved with the relief operations;I'll never forget going into house after house and finding entirefamilies huddled together, frozen to death.A quickie update on me: I've declared that no-one else in myfamily is allowed to die for a while; we've been averaging oneevery three weeks for the past year. My brother is out of thehospital, and doing better; now, if I can just keep his wife anddaughters in line, he might be able to put his life backtogether. Probating Daddy's estate is a nightmare; I'm ready tokill all my relatives. Elf died from galloping [10 weeks fromfirst symptoms] neurological degeneration on 11 September. Hewas a month shy of his fifth birthday. Pippin got so depressedthat she stopped eating. Puppy prozac and hand feeding areworking for now; she's getting a greyhound for a companion on 24October. Clots in the heart arteries HURT; cardiac rehab whenyou aren't a 'classical' heart patient is a mondo PITA. However,we finally seem to have gotten me back in one piece and shut downthe cycle of pneumonia once again. After nine long, long yearsthe renovations to the house are finally FINISHED. [cheer,whistle, clap] You should have seen 's look of horror whenI told him that now we could start on the redecorating. ;> 's parents are coming to visit this weekend. So, giving mylove to all of you, I need to go supervise the preparations.OwensMelinda Hohenberger wrote:> > I would be willing to bet that and Christy are getting or have> gotten some heavy duty rain. Kathy--take care of yourself after the> weekend you had. I didn't realize it was hunting season already--> this year is flying by.> Everyone keep your prayers going and fingers crossed as Mt Saint> Helen's is threatening to blow her top again. I don't think this> nation needs another disaster for quite a while. They have issued a> warning of increased seismic activity since Thursday of last week> but no formal orders have been made to evacuate. People say that> when it erupted in 1980, Eugene was covered in dust but that was> about it--just lots of respiratory problems and the what. There are> two or three articles put out by the Associated Press about this.> None of the other networks seem too interested yet.> Bob and I watched a special on TLC last night about the four> hurricanes that have hit--the damage is beyond description. I will> take earthquakes and volcanos over tornadoes and hurricanes. My> friend in Missouri's daughter and son in law lost their beach home> at Gulf Shores, Al and some friends in Lakeland lost their car (roof> of apartment building crashed on the car).> We had a nice family dinner with Mark on Saturday at a local> steak house that is out of this world on both food and service.> I had salmon that was soaked in burboan sauce and grilled that was> excellent.> Everyone take care. Has any one heard from Jane? Are they> still traveling?Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 We were only supposed to get an inch this time, and no additional flooding, but I'm not sure how much we ended up with. More than an inch because we had minor flooding again. Which wouldn't be so bad, but we had so much damage (meaning our area, not us personally) from Ivan that we are a federal disaster area. Kathy Re: Pam and all Melinda, we're getting the tail end of Jeanne today, and probablytomorrow. Lots of rain and flooding; no real wind . . . they'vehad to shut everything down for about one day per storm; and,everyone is complaining like no tomorrow. I just point out thata day of not being to go anywhere because the roads are floodedis WAY less than losing everything you own, four times over. Iguess it's all perspective.I was in Bellingham when MSH blew the first time. It's roughly350 miles away, and it sounded like someone was setting offdynamite in the bay. Lots and lots of insurance claims for cardamage from people who'd driven down to see it happen; but, notmuch else. And, you need to remember that the only people whogot killed / seriously injured were the idjits who didn't listento the authorities and clear out of the expected blast zone.The southeast sure is getting hammered this year; but, whateveryone doesn't seem to remember is this is part of a longweather cycle -- every 80 to 100 years. Last time it happenedwas just before the big Florida land boom in the 1920s; becausethere simply weren't as many people around, there wasn't as muchdamage; or, any big memories of it happening. Everybody alsoneeds to remember that there's nowhere really 'safe' to live. Every place has it's weather risks; you just have to decide whichone scares you the least.The daughter and SiL of a friend of ours here in town moved to NC~6 months ago. Because they didn't like the snow. Now, therelooking to pick up and go someplace else, like NM . . . wherethey figure that not much can happen -- except that, in 1974-5there were a series of blizzards that caused thousands of deaths;first, from snow that couldn't be cleared and really interruptedservices; then, from bitter below-zero cold that lasted more thana week. My EMT squad was involved with the relief operations;I'll never forget going into house after house and finding entirefamilies huddled together, frozen to death.A quickie update on me: I've declared that no-one else in myfamily is allowed to die for a while; we've been averaging oneevery three weeks for the past year. My brother is out of thehospital, and doing better; now, if I can just keep his wife anddaughters in line, he might be able to put his life backtogether. Probating Daddy's estate is a nightmare; I'm ready tokill all my relatives. Elf died from galloping [10 weeks fromfirst symptoms] neurological degeneration on 11 September. Hewas a month shy of his fifth birthday. Pippin got so depressedthat she stopped eating. Puppy prozac and hand feeding areworking for now; she's getting a greyhound for a companion on 24October. Clots in the heart arteries HURT; cardiac rehab whenyou aren't a 'classical' heart patient is a mondo PITA. However,we finally seem to have gotten me back in one piece and shut downthe cycle of pneumonia once again. After nine long, long yearsthe renovations to the house are finally FINISHED. [cheer,whistle, clap] You should have seen 's look of horror whenI told him that now we could start on the redecorating. ;> 's parents are coming to visit this weekend. So, giving mylove to all of you, I need to go supervise the preparations.OwensMelinda Hohenberger wrote:> > I would be willing to bet that and Christy are getting or have> gotten some heavy duty rain. Kathy--take care of yourself after the> weekend you had. I didn't realize it was hunting season already--> this year is flying by.> Everyone keep your prayers going and fingers crossed as Mt Saint> Helen's is threatening to blow her top again. I don't think this> nation needs another disaster for quite a while. They have issued a> warning of increased seismic activity since Thursday of last week> but no formal orders have been made to evacuate. People say that> when it erupted in 1980, Eugene was covered in dust but that was> about it--just lots of respiratory problems and the what. There are> two or three articles put out by the Associated Press about this.> None of the other networks seem too interested yet.> Bob and I watched a special on TLC last night about the four> hurricanes that have hit--the damage is beyond description. I will> take earthquakes and volcanos over tornadoes and hurricanes. My> friend in Missouri's daughter and son in law lost their beach home> at Gulf Shores, Al and some friends in Lakeland lost their car (roof> of apartment building crashed on the car).> We had a nice family dinner with Mark on Saturday at a local> steak house that is out of this world on both food and service.> I had salmon that was soaked in burboan sauce and grilled that was> excellent.> Everyone take care. Has any one heard from Jane? Are they> still traveling?Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Please visit our website at:http://ACES_Autoimmune.tripod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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