Quote from: Laurie on September 12, 2017, 08:37:54 PM
I hadn't realized it before but there are two of these threads here. In fact it was Stephanie that pointed it out to me on the phone today. Yes, I was able to talk to her today after I realized I had a number I could try to get a hold of her with. It worked and she called my back earlier today. She had posted she was okay in the other thread and had made another post somewhere else. I missed both.
But yes, Stephanie and family are okay and running on a generator for power. At least it gave me an excuse to actually talk with her for the first time.
Hugs,
Laurie
Here I am! Sorry, I had seen Sinclair's original post in this thread, but since I'd already checked in on the other thread (here:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=228103) it seemed redundant to do it again. I didn't realize this one had taken on its own life - and I was causing concern here - until just now.
The remains of the eye went right over us, but my weather station insists there were no gusts at ground level over 60 mph. Mostly small branches in my yard, but lots of old oak trees down all over the place, and some of them took out electric lines. We've been running on a generator since 11 pm on the 10th. The few gas stations that have fuel have long lines, and selection is thin at the grocery store. As noted in the other thread, though, at least it blew most of the heat and humidity out of here. That's good because my little generator won't run the A/C.
The best thing about the storm, though, was getting a call from Laurie. What an awesome, kind thing to do. We had a great talk. I've checked out other groups on the internet and Facebook, etc., but I've never made the kind of personal connections I've made here on Susan's. I've always had a tough time making friends, but the personal concern and love I've been feeling here makes it easy.
So thanks to all who expressed concern, and especially Laurie. You're awesome!
Steph
