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Subject: [Leica] Rita at 12:45 pm
From: gwlists at aol.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Sat Sep 24 10:59:40 2005
References: <55.7c42ba4a.3066ea55@aol.com>

Stay safe Sonny - our thoughts here in the UK are with you!

Gerry

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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