Bits of the Hurricane Seem to be Reaching us

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Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. Sep 14, 2008, 2:53pm UTC

I'm in East Texas & very greatful that all we had was high gusty winds & rain!

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Debby C. Sep 14, 2008, 3:09pm UTC

just lots and lots of rain here in SE MI, all day yesterday and it has just started up again

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lynn a. Sep 14, 2008, 3:12pm UTC

Jo C., I do hope your weather doesn't get wild. We were in a box for tornado watches and we had high winds last night, and some during the day yesteday. It was nothing compared to what we could have gotten. I hope you miss the really bad weather also.

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Cheryl W. Sep 14, 2008, 3:15pm UTC

Stay safe, Jo. I hope the weather there doesn't get too bad. My heart goes out to all of the storm victims

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Bob B. Sep 14, 2008, 3:17pm UTC

I guess I'm lucky. Clear skies here. Take care Jo.

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Marianne R. Sep 14, 2008, 4:00pm UTC

Tornados and flash floods are what to be careful of now. Ike is just a depression.

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t b. Sep 14, 2008, 4:04pm UTC

I'm in St Louis and enjoyed listening to the rain all night.
When it rains I don't need to water.
If I don't water my water bill stays low.

I love the beach but don't live there.
One of the reasons is hurricanes.

Stay safe.

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EM JAY (Gather Director of Chaos & Uprisings) W. Sep 14, 2008, 4:13pm UTC

We were just in the backyard picking up a rain gutter and the piece of wood it was attached to. There is a large tree branch down in the neighbor's yard. The wind is really blowing hard here (Central Ohio). I'm guessing we're going to lose some shingles too.

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Sue * Sep 14, 2008, 4:33pm UTC

Not very nice here in Illinois today...Chicago is a real mess. We've had wind and rain, and there are areas without power...so far so good at my house.

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Priscilla P. Sep 14, 2008, 4:48pm UTC

Hope you don't have too much damage. Our son and his family, who lives in Galveston, is now on the road covered in mosquito bites looking for a place to stay--the shelters are full. His business is gone.

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Amy B. Sep 14, 2008, 5:47pm UTC

Ike is here in the Detroit area now. Not windy, but a lot of rain. We had a very dry August, so we need the rain, but I went outside for a few minutes and noticed the rain puddling up next to my foundation. It better not start leaking in... I better remember and add some soil to that area so it slopes away from the house.

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Amy B. Sep 14, 2008, 6:28pm UTC

I lied - the winds just blew into town and my power flickered off. And of course, right when I was in the middle of writing an article. I hope I didn't lose it all.

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EM JAY (Gather Director of Chaos & Uprisings) W. Sep 14, 2008, 6:57pm UTC

My daughter called and then a friend called - both are without power. We have a game going to guess how many shingles have blown off my friend's roof. A little more of our facia (sp?) that held the rain gutter up came down and we've picked up a couple of shingles.

Was going to see a concert tonight but decided with bits of the house blowing down and branches all over, and the wind not letting up, we should stay home.

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EM JAY (Gather Director of Chaos & Uprisings) W. Sep 14, 2008, 6:59pm UTC

Priscilla- hoping your son and his family find a place to stay and recover from the Ike disaster.

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Sandy Knauer Sep 14, 2008, 7:01pm UTC

We lost a few trees, parts of the roof, and a shed (75mph winds). Everyone around me is without power but I've been lucky, so far. I enjoyed the wind since it wasn't cold, and sat outside with the neighbors through most of it.

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Kimberly Ripley Sep 14, 2008, 9:59pm UTC

Sounds a little scary to me. Stay safe!!

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Vern R. Sep 15, 2008, 1:26am UTC

Ike was one bad....storm, sure hope y'all can recover.

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John Philipp Sep 15, 2008, 7:24am UTC

Glad it wasn't bad for you, Jo.

Earthquakes I can live with, been through a lot of hurricanes, it's those damn tornadoes that scare the living (fill in a word of your choice) out of me.

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Paul M. Sep 15, 2008, 9:03am UTC

Driving home Saturday night I had to use my winter driving and go real sloooooow because I could hardly see the road with all the rain and fog. We really need reflectors along all the roadsides.

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Priscilla P. Sep 15, 2008, 11:43am UTC

Thanks for the info on the relief angency box site. I will try to find out more about that. The kids are going to Austin today and have applied for FEMA rent help. Our daughter is going to Austin today to get the kids and bring them back to Madison until they find a place to live and a way to make a living. I was looking into that Save the Children organization last night and thinking that I might just volunteer with that organization to help set up safety centers for kids in the emergency shelters.
Thanks again for the helpful hint.

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LaRue B. Sep 15, 2008, 3:12pm UTC

We got rain!

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Glome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ONE of WE the PEOPLE Sep 17, 2008, 5:40pm UTC

I live in Kansas. I would take tornados any day as compared to cyclones :)

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Sandra L. Sep 21, 2008, 12:56pm UTC

I hope that you are safe and warm and dry throughout this stormy period. We had a horrible storm in December, 120 mph winds for 3 days straight with no let up. Our home is surrounded by trees and we were nervous, but ok. After a week, we finally got our power back and FEMA came in to help a lot of the people who had serious damage. Needless to say, I can imagine what you and all the storm victims might be dealing with. My prayers are with you.

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