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On 2016-10-10 5:16 PM, cshenk wrote:

> Nothing you said Nancy. Others truncated all comments on how Gary is
> also missing. I objected and some got mad because I objected to
> removing him from the posts on folks we should be worried about.
>
> Tracking, 50% of my city has power again. Gary probably is not one of
> the lucky ones. Jill probably isnt either (though well south of me).
> Last track at noon, where I think Gary lives, might be as high as 1 in
> 5 roads you cant get out from other than foot.
>
> Happened to me in 1999 or so. We neighbors gutted a tree across the
> road to get out. The city later got mad as the crew was supposed to
> remove the wood. We told them 'what crew'. The crew never arrived so
> we had cut ourselves out 3 days later. It was 5 days before they got
> to us. Another week before we got power.
>
> Dunno how long Dataw will take. I wish Jill well. I wish Gary well as
> well.


I wish her well too. I hate to see anyone in such a difficult situation.
That being said, I imagine when there are extreme circumstances, the
authorities have to establish a set of priorities. She lives in a small
community on an island and I suspect that efforts will be made to
benefit the largest numbers of people before they get to the smaller and
more remote neighbourhoods.