More reports of rain... <sigh> we have had NO rain and winds this morning gusting to 30-40 MPH... Lordy it's dry..... :-)* On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Louise Valine <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: > You a are so funny. We had rain and wind last night but nothing blew over > thank goodness. Woke up in the night with the rain pelting the end of the > trailer. > It is funny what you get used to with the electricity. sure is dim when > you > are by candle light or lamp. I don't know how any one had good eye sight > reading and doing hand work in lamp light. Yes, if the county can clean it > up out of the road have them do it. that is what you pay taxes for. I > think. > We were out one year for almost three days with a bad storm here in the > valley. Had had alot of rain and then strong south wind. We had pine > trees > at the south end of the yard and it didn't break them off just blew them > out > by the roots. One landed on the trailer, but wasn't bad, they just went > really slow going over. Then down the drive to the main road the neighbors > trees went also and they took out the power lines. I called the kids and > every one came on Sat. had to go through the neighbors yard and started > sawing up. Thank god for your kids some times. One thing we had qite a bit > of wood for a while. Also almond wood, Steve had some one come in at work > and had lost alot of almond trees and was selling it at about 10 dollars a > pickupload all you could get on all cut up. Latched on to that believe me. > He even brought it out to us. > Well sun is shinning today a little north wind so kind of cold, but no > rain. > We have had so much this year. Good and bad. Now raining high in the > mountains so the snow will melt. A lake that Steve goes to in the summer > some of the guys had gone into on snowmobiles and they said the snow was so > high they could hardly find the lake. So alot there. > gotta go. > Louise in ca. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <askgranny@juno.com> > To: <MEMORY-LANE-L@rootsweb.com>; <askgranny@juno.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:43 PM > Subject: [ML] Stormeee Weatherrr..... > > > > > > I hope the storm last night was kinder to you than to us...I heard a > > whack against the house { Brick } about 1 AM , and hot footed it outback > > to see what had hit us when I got up this AM about 6...Nothing ! Well, > > while I was outside I decided to get the paper...OH MY GOSH ! There WAS a > > beautiful big White pine tree at the edge of our yard..top 20 feet or so > > popped off and set upright in the neighbors yard...{Pines do not take > > well to toppings!} The enormous older white pine out by the street had > > huge limbs blown off ..partly in the street....ALL in the neighbors > > yard.*grin* He was out there later chain sawing the big limbs out of the > > street ...WE had decided since it's so near the street to call the > > County and turn it over to them... Prob get it removed... > > > > Not to mention the phone line was broken in half and we were without > > power...More than 24 hours later...at late bedtime tonight....power came > > back on....We called the cable co earlier on the cell phone and they sent > > a guy out but he said that was an AT&T line we don't even use since we > > have everything with Charter ... Anyhoo...we're back in business, > > hopefully the fridge and freezer food is ok...but we shorely did get > > tired of candle power....Both wondering how we ever managed back in the > > olden days....I cooked pork chops and fried potatoes on the gas stove > > today..told hubby to pop a couple ears of corn in the microwave { 2 1/2 > > minutes per ear, husk and all } and he didn't even blink..said ' Just in > > case the power comes back on ? " Duh ! > > > > The man's been in a snippy mood all day...just because I thought it might > > be a good idea to wake him up and tell him OUR tree limbs were blocking > > half the street....He ALWAYS messes about with downed limbs...EVEN took > > exception to my reasoning that he might want to remove the limbs...asked > > me if I thought he was a tractor...I didn't tell him what I > > thought.....Just wait till the NEXT time something exciting happens > > around here....Humph! 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