We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that
are horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that we
finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.

No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.
--
Janet Wilder
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Good Friends. Good Life

Janet Wilder wrote:
> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that
> are horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that
> we finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>
> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.

That's great news, I hope your neighbors are okay.

nancy

Janet Wilder > wrote:

> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that
> are horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that we
> finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>
> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.

I got soaked one night walking home from work during Dolly. My
fence is already busted from many previous storms, and my screen
door blew off several years ago in hurricane Rita.

Heck, I was *there*.

ObFood: Chuck eye steak for dinner. Pics in AFB.

-sw

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> That's great news, I hope your neighbors are okay.

Thanks, Nancy. They seem to be fine. DH caught up to them while they
were on their way out to dinner. We brought them a 3 pound (yes that's
correct) cinnamon roll from Lulu's Bakery and Cafe in San Antonio.
Lulu's is our favorite place in all of the world for chicken fried
steak. We stopped their before heading home today.
--
Janet Wilder
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Good Friends. Good Life

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

>> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.
>
> I'm glad you didn't have extensive damage and are safe.

>Thanks, Michael.

--
Janet Wilder
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Good Friends. Good Life

Janet Wilder > wrote:
> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that
> are horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that
> we finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>
> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.

Glad to hear the damage is minor! So far so good for hurricane season this
year; let's hope it stays that way.

Jill

Janet Wilder wrote:
> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that
> are horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that we
> finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>
> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.

This is great news, thanks for letting us know.

Becca

> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that are
>> horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that we
>> finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>>
>> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.
>
> This is great news, thanks for letting us know.
>
> Becca

I was watching the coverage of Dolly on TV and was amazed to see all the
bottled water, sacks of ice, sandwiches and other types of food being sent
to the victims. When we went through Hurricane Alicia back in 1983 (it
arrived on our wedding anniversary) we received zero help from no one.
Maybe someone did, but it sure wasn't anybody we knew. I have a girlfriend
who chased around a Sparkle Ice Truck just trying to secure some ice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Alicia

Chris

jmcquown wrote:
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that
>> are horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that
>> we finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>>
>> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.
>
> Glad to hear the damage is minor! So far so good for hurricane season
> this year; let's hope it stays that way.
>
> Jill

Thanks, Jill. I hope so, too

--
Janet Wilder
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Good Friends. Good Life

Becca wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that
>> are horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that
>> we finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>>
>> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.
>
> This is great news, thanks for letting us know.
>
> Becca

....and thank you, Becca, for your good thoughts.

--
Janet Wilder
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Good Friends. Good Life

Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> We are home from our road trip. We have fence damage, some trees that are
>>> horizontal, a screen door that won't close and a garage door that we
>>> finally opened , but seems to be slightly warped and won't close.
>>>
>>> No serious problems. Thanks to all who kept the good thoughts for me.
>> This is great news, thanks for letting us know.
>>
>> Becca
>
> I was watching the coverage of Dolly on TV and was amazed to see all the
> bottled water, sacks of ice, sandwiches and other types of food being sent
> to the victims. When we went through Hurricane Alicia back in 1983 (it
> arrived on our wedding anniversary) we received zero help from no one.
> Maybe someone did, but it sure wasn't anybody we knew. I have a girlfriend
> who chased around a Sparkle Ice Truck just trying to secure some ice.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Alicia
>
> Chris
>
>
We live about a mile from the grayhound track and there are tons of
trucks and open tents in the parking lot. It seems to be a base for
rescue workers.

A friend who was here when the hurricane struck left the next day and
reported convoys of utility trucks headed to The Valley. There are still
some places without power and trucks are pumping water from low lying areas.

--
Janet Wilder
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Good Friends. Good Life

Chris Marksberry wrote:

> I was watching the coverage of Dolly on TV and was amazed to see all the
> bottled water, sacks of ice, sandwiches and other types of food being sent
> to the victims. When we went through Hurricane Alicia back in 1983 (it
> arrived on our wedding anniversary) we received zero help from no one.
> Maybe someone did, but it sure wasn't anybody we knew. I have a girlfriend
> who chased around a Sparkle Ice Truck just trying to secure some ice.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Alicia
>
> Chris

Nobody was there with water or ice, FWIR, and we lost electricity for at
least a week. I remember going to work bright and early that morning,
and I brought donuts. Hey, where is everybody??? lol I saw a huge sign
go flying across the parking lot, so I went home.

We had a huge hurricane party on our cul-de-sac. One family had several
cartons of ice cream, which was nice, because it was soooo hot in August.

Becca

>
>> I was watching the coverage of Dolly on TV and was amazed to see all the
>> bottled water, sacks of ice, sandwiches and other types of food being
>> sent to the victims. When we went through Hurricane Alicia back in 1983
>> (it arrived on our wedding anniversary) we received zero help from no
>> one. Maybe someone did, but it sure wasn't anybody we knew. I have a
>> girlfriend who chased around a Sparkle Ice Truck just trying to secure
>> some ice.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Alicia
>>
>> Chris
>
> Nobody was there with water or ice, FWIR, and we lost electricity for at
> least a week. I remember going to work bright and early that morning, and
> I brought donuts. Hey, where is everybody??? lol I saw a huge sign go
> flying across the parking lot, so I went home.
>
> We had a huge hurricane party on our cul-de-sac. One family had several
> cartons of ice cream, which was nice, because it was soooo hot in August.
>
> Becca
>

Becca,

Ahhh the memories. We lost electricity about 2-3:00 a.m the morning Alicia
blew in. My husband started drinking beer at 8:00 a.m.(while the beer was
still cold) and I remember telling him you can't do that. He wanted to know
why not and proceeded to drink beer.

No signs, no fences, swimming pools turned puke green, huge live oaks downed
in the streets and some IN peoples roofs. It took us about a week for the
electricity to be restored, but girlfriend (the one who chased the Sparkle
Ice Truck) didn't have any for a month... the part needed to repair the
transformer was in Dallas. All parts that Houston needs at any time are in
Dallas <g>

Chris

Chris Marksberry wrote:

>> Nobody was there with water or ice, FWIR, and we lost electricity for at
>> least a week. I remember going to work bright and early that morning, and
>> I brought donuts. Hey, where is everybody??? lol I saw a huge sign go
>> flying across the parking lot, so I went home.
>>
>> We had a huge hurricane party on our cul-de-sac. One family had several
>> cartons of ice cream, which was nice, because it was soooo hot in August.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>
> Becca,
>
> Ahhh the memories. We lost electricity about 2-3:00 a.m the morning Alicia
> blew in. My husband started drinking beer at 8:00 a.m.(while the beer was
> still cold) and I remember telling him you can't do that. He wanted to know
> why not and proceeded to drink beer.
>
> No signs, no fences, swimming pools turned puke green, huge live oaks downed
> in the streets and some IN peoples roofs. It took us about a week for the
> electricity to be restored, but girlfriend (the one who chased the Sparkle
> Ice Truck) didn't have any for a month... the part needed to repair the
> transformer was in Dallas. All parts that Houston needs at any time are in
> Dallas <g>
>
> Chris

Chris, I will cross my fingers and hope that you do not experience any
hurricanes in your near future. I live too far north for it to bother
me, although we did get a little wind and rain from Hurricane Dolly. We
needed the rain. It has been over 100 degrees for a few weeks, now.

Becca

Chris Marksberry wrote:

> No signs, no fences, swimming pools turned puke green, huge live oaks
> downed in the streets and some IN peoples roofs. It took us about a
> week for the electricity to be restored, but girlfriend (the one who
> chased the Sparkle Ice Truck) didn't have any for a month... the
> part needed to repair the transformer was in Dallas. All parts that
> Houston needs at any time are in Dallas <g>

I know Texas is big, but no one there could drive over there and
back with the part in less than a month?? Heh.

nancy