Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/24

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Subject: [Leica] Rita at 12:45 pm
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Sat Sep 24 10:47:10 2005
References: <55.7c42ba4a.3066ea55@aol.com>

You can't keep a good man down!

SonC@aol.com wrote:
> Rita's  eye is even with  us about 70 miles to the west.   Our trees have 
> taken a beating. The street next my house has enough firewood to  supply a 
> Maine 
> cabin for the winter.  Hopefully we'll get power soon.   The mailman  Yes, 
> the 
> mailman, said that there were power lines down  nearby.  We  have our own 
> power plant in town, so I hope that  comes.
>  
> I will be buying a wired-in generator after this.   Immense  amount of 
> rain, 
> more than I have ever seen in a storm.   No flooding  here.  I've heard of 
> some south ofhere about 50 miles.
>  
>  
> We have a good radio cast of the nearby TV station.  I am able to  charge 
> the 
> laptop in my car, and we have propane for the stove.  We have  running 
> water, 
> so life is pretty good except for all the noise from falling  branches.
>  
> More later.
>  
>  
>  
> 
> Regards,  
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> Oldest continuous  settlement in La Louisiane
> ?galit?, libert?,  crawfish


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