The 'Lowell' part caught me too? An angry relative? a bad-tempered neighbor? A psycho ragpicker? Liz -- "Peggy Paterchak" <[email protected]> wrote: I just heard on the Cleveland 6 PM News that there are still 50 thousand people in northern Ohio who are still without power. That storm was certainly far reaching and long lasting as far as damage, etc. goes. Peg ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] I do not like IKE > > > Pat, looks like IKE had a far reaching blow. I do not recall anything > about Lowell, did you mean to say Gustav? Hopefully we do not get into > the letter L storm that would mean we would have 3 more storms forming in > the Atlantic Basin. Hope NOT!!!!!! > > Les > > -------------- Original message from "patnart" > <[email protected]>: -------------- > > >> The flooding in Chicago and northern Indiana areas was the result of a >> double whammy -- first from TS Lowell, then from Ike. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:34 AM >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] I do not like IKE >> >> >> >> Peggy, talked to family in Buffalo and they said they had the bad weather >> and winds on Sunday also. We still do not have power here in Houston. >> They >> claim our zip code should have it by Monday. There are area that will >> not >> have power till after the first week in October and some even longer than >> that. By the way keep that nice cool weather for us because we are flying >> up >> to Buffalo tomorrow. >> >> Laszlo (Les) Josa >> >> P. S. I finally got to use the laptop, they have power at the hospital >> where >> my wife works and they have free wifi. >> -------------- Original message from "Peggy Paterchak" >> : -------------- >> >> >> > The weather here has been strange also. Yes, we are as far north in OH >> > as >> >> > you can get. Lake Erie is right across the street from my home and it >> > was >> > really quite scary to see how it was during the winds on Sunday. We >> hardly >> > had any rain, just winds, ( up to 73 MPH in Cleveland and 71 MPH in our >> > area). Sadly there was a young boy, around 12, here in our town, who >> > was >> >> > hit and fatally injured by a falling limb while trying to get home when >> the >> > winds really picked up. There are also two people in critical >> > condition >> > from falling limbs. The weatherman said they had been stressing that >> > Wind >> >> > Warnings mean STAY AT HOME and IN THE HOUSE. >> > >> > There are many, many homes with trees which have toppled on them. It >> > will >> >> > take a long time for this area to get up and running again. >> > >> > The weather since then has been quite lovely, a little on the cool side >> and >> > it's to be in the low to mid 70s for the next week with no rain, but >> > exceptionally chilly nights. Down to 40 tonight.... >> > >> > Guess we need to thank "someone up there" for keeping an eye on >> us........We >> > had it pretty easy compared to others. We lost everything in our >> > refrigerator and freezer, but that is nothing compared to people who >> > have >> > lost not only lives but everything they owned. >> > >> > Thanks for the comments, Liz. >> > >> > Peggy >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: >> > To: >> > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 12:06 AM >> > Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] I do not like IKE >> > >> > >> > > I'm in Houston. With no TV, radio, Internet, I was unaware of the >> > > reach >> of >> > > the damage in Galveston until I picked up a newspaper yesterday. Ik >> caused >> > > more damage north of us? Glad you are all right. In Ohio? >> > > Right after the storm, a huge cool front moved in, and we got , I >> > > think >> 3 >> > > inches of rain in 2 hours. A real gullywasher. (And, more leaking) >> > > And >> > > it's been incredibly cool here, down to record lows in the 50, >> > > daytime >> > > highs in the 70's. THAT just doesn't happen. >> > > Liz >> > > >> > > -- "Peggy Paterchak" wrote: >> > > Don't know where you reside, Liz, but that storm certainly effected a >> lot >> > > of >> > > the country. >> > > >> > > We live on the shore of Lake Erie in Ohio and the winds on Sunday >> > > were >> > > incredible. We were without power from Sunday night till yesterday >> about >> > > noon. It was really difficult, but we managed. There are just the >> > > two >> of >> > > us, so we did what we could. We even went to a movie to pass the >> > > "dark >> > > time" >> > > one evening. Hot tea! Sewing machine, Internet, and back to >> civilization. >> > > >> > > I just can't conceive of what those people in Texas are going through >> and >> > > many other places, like Louisiana, which has recuperated from >> > > Katrina. >> > > Our >> > > thoughts go out to them. I saw some pictures today that actually >> > > brought >> > > tears to my eyes. >> > > >> > > There are still thousands of people in our area without power and may >> not >> > > have it till the weekend, if then.. We were a pocket contain two >> private >> > > homes and a church, so it took longer to get to us than to >> > > businesses, >> > > which >> > > I totally understand. One of our banks was even closed for some >> > > time...... >> > > >> > > Thanks for helping to really put things in prospective. >> > > >> > > Peg in Ohio >> > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: >> > > To: ; >> > > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:23 PM >> > > Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] I do not like IKE >> > > >> > > >> > >> Power came on about 3 this afternoon. Hot coffee! Dishwasher, >> > >> clothes >> > >> washer & dryer, TV, internet, back to living in the 21st century. >> > >> BUT, >> I >> > >> got to meet my neighbors, trade favors, learn the kids names, share >> > >> bbq >> > >> from the grill, cooked in the twilight. The roof on my condo leaks, >> > >> the >> > >> back door won't close..... 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