"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in message
>
> And now, through the miracle of modern technology, we're back online!

Great news, Dams!

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>
> The Red Cross came and arranged for lodging for us (the lack of heat and
> the stench of burning electrical stuff prevented us from staying home the
> past two nights), gave us some "Clean-Up Kits" (toiletries so we wouldn't
> reek from the fumes), and a homemade quilt for each of us that are ours to
> keep. I will always cherish these tangible reminders of the goodness of
> other people when we needed it the most. Those quilts are priceless.

Aren't they great? With our fire, the Red Cross was there at 2:30 a.m., got
us into the Sleep Inn for five nights and handed us bags with all necessary
toiletries and an authorization slip for necessities. I had lost all my
clothes so that was a godsend. I'll never want to hear anyone fault the Red
Cross again.

>
> First thing I did when the power was restored was to check the meat in the
> freezer. It's all hard as a rock. Whew! I've been fretting over all
> that
> meat the entire time we were without power. There's a whole ham, a
> turkey,
> a huge slab of brisket, and a bunch of roasts and stuff. Thank goodness.
> I honestly thought that we were going to be roasting/grilling everything
> and freezing the cooked meat. I'm relieved. It's better when the stuff
> is
> freshly prepared.

Great news! That's one worry gone.


> In the past 36 hours, I've had 5 hours of sleep (not all at once). I'm
> gonna go through my e-mails and take a lonnnnnnnnnnng nap!
>
> Thanks for all the good wishes. We appreciate your kindness and concern.
>
> Carol

Sleep well, Carol.

Dora