IKE IN OHIO
We received a call from Dione, after having tried to reach her, Saul, and Mollie for several days. They have been through "hell" after winds from hurricane Ike hit the area with a vengence. They were without power for several days, and had a limited water supply because the water pumps were also knocked out. A huge tree in their yard was knocked down, along with hundreds of branches (they will have firewood for years!). It is the worst disaster to hit that part of Ohio that people can remember.
Phones are still out, but power has been restored in some places, including their house. There was no school for two and one-half days earlier this week, but they went back for half a day yesterday, and are fully at work today. They had to rely on battery-operated radios for communication. Fortunately, cell phones work now that they can charge the batteries. Grocery stores lost huge amounts of food; gas stations couldn't operate because they had no power. Gas prices shot up 40 cents/gallon in two days.
Many of the electric repair crews in the area had gone to Texas to help restore power there, so were not available to work in Ohio for a few days. There was no damage to Dione and Saul's house, but many people had trees on top of their homes, and lots of wind damage.
They have been helping out their neighbors with meals and other support, since their damage was not as bad as lots of folks. The small town neighborliness was apparently quite evident, with lots of mutual support.
PHOTO ALBUM
No storms in Tucson though! All is well here, as we shift from writing memoirs to doing photo albums! Many of you have received e-mails with attached album pages, with a request to let me know if you can, or cannot, open the pages. I have so far discovered that most people cannot open Power Point files, or the newer version of MS Word. I am now trying an older version of word, but have not yet had any feedback. Looking foward to hearing from you!
Cheers,
Bill and Marie
Phones are still out, but power has been restored in some places, including their house. There was no school for two and one-half days earlier this week, but they went back for half a day yesterday, and are fully at work today. They had to rely on battery-operated radios for communication. Fortunately, cell phones work now that they can charge the batteries. Grocery stores lost huge amounts of food; gas stations couldn't operate because they had no power. Gas prices shot up 40 cents/gallon in two days.
Many of the electric repair crews in the area had gone to Texas to help restore power there, so were not available to work in Ohio for a few days. There was no damage to Dione and Saul's house, but many people had trees on top of their homes, and lots of wind damage.
They have been helping out their neighbors with meals and other support, since their damage was not as bad as lots of folks. The small town neighborliness was apparently quite evident, with lots of mutual support.
PHOTO ALBUM
No storms in Tucson though! All is well here, as we shift from writing memoirs to doing photo albums! Many of you have received e-mails with attached album pages, with a request to let me know if you can, or cannot, open the pages. I have so far discovered that most people cannot open Power Point files, or the newer version of MS Word. I am now trying an older version of word, but have not yet had any feedback. Looking foward to hearing from you!
Cheers,
Bill and Marie
posted by Bill Lassey at 4:08 PM
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