Re: T.S. DENNIS visits TN

Prayers always appreciated - thanks.  Insurance won't even begin to
cover it.  They are officially out of business.   What a mess.  Like
you - I'm glad they are OK and the babies were at home.  As Jesse
says, the rest is just "stuff".
 
On 7/13/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Oh Pam... I am so sorry to hear this! I hope the insurance takes care of
> everything and THANK GOD, they were not in there....
> 
> Anything I can do from here?
> 
> Donna
> 
> >
> > Well Daryl - you don't have to be in a hurricane's path for disaster
> > to strike.  A little pocket storm popped up in Kaufman late this
> > afternoon.
> > Lightning hit my friends Elaine & Mike's business.  Burned to the
> > ground - total loss.  Plus their motor home, boat, tractor & her late
> > mother's car that were all in the warehouse.  Thank God she was across
> > the street at A-Box & he had just gone to Home Depot.  Firemen told us
> > anyone who had been in the building (metal) would have been
> > electrocuted or incinerated.   What a bloody awful mess.  I'm still in
> > shock.
> > And it didn't even rain here (10 miles away) can you believe it?
> >
> >
> > On 7/12/05, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Daryl darlin' - you can sure tell a story!  And been saying prayers
> > > for all in Cindy's, Dennis' and now Emily's path.   I have some pretty
> > > ugly flashbacks from Agnes in '72, so I understand.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 7/12/05, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> > > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:
> > > > nothing but clouds so far.
> > > > Kitty
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:28 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] T.S. DENNIS visits TN
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Yep. I sure didn't reckon on all of the noise.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hope you're getting some of this downpour. Sheesh! Enough already!
> > > > >
> > > > > d
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> > > > > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:07 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] T.S. DENNIS visits TN
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Oh, what a mess, Daryl.  I remember when my house flooded from a
> > loose
> > > > > pipe,
> > > > > > the cleanup crew brought in huge turbo fans and dehumidifiers.
> > All the
> > > > > > windows had to be kept shut so the dehumidifiers wouldn't also
> > draw
> > > > > outside
> > > > > > moisture.  The heat that built up was not so terribly bad because
> > the
> > > > > turbo
> > > > > > fans kept the air moving, but they were so loud you couldn't hear
> > > > yourself
> > > > > > think.  I slept outside in the Florida room that whole week.  I'm
> > not
> > > > > trying
> > > > > > to compare my situation to what you're going through, just trying
> > to
> > > > > relate.
> > > > > > I had it easy compared to your problem.  Good luck.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kitty
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> > > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 12:37 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] T.S. DENNIS visits TN
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Pam,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is that a corollary to these two? To a New Yorker, anything that
> > isn't
> > > > > New
> > > > > > > York is West. And to a Midwesterner, anything east of Indiana is
> > New
> > > > > York?
> > > > > > > ;-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The sun came out for a little bit today. Mostly it seems to have
> > built
> > > > > up
> > > > > > > storms. Fortunately so far they've stayed just west of us but
> > they're
> > > > > > > closing in.
> > > > > > > The good news is that I won't have to water for a while. The bad
> > news
> > > > is
> > > > > > > that the septic drainfield flooded. We've been here 24 years and
> > > > that's
> > > > > > > rarely happened until this year. The good news is that I'm aware
> > of
> > > > it.
> > > > > > The
> > > > > > > bad news is that I have a bunch of clothes that I can't get
> > washed,
> > > > and
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > need to, since I'm headed to Wisconsin on Thursday.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The good news is that the dehumidifier we bought yesterday is
> > drying
> > > > out
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > rugs and the walls and ceiling. The bad news is that it raises
> > the
> > > > > > > temperature. The good news is that the ceiling didn't cave in.
> > The bad
> > > > > > news
> > > > > > > is that the ceiling has some ugly black marks that are maybe 3'
> > long
> > > > and
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > foot wide in spots.
> > > > > > > The good news is that the furnace and the AC fan in the
> > crawlspace
> > > > > didn't
> > > > > > > flood. The bad news is that the crawlspace took on a good bit of
> > > > water,
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > is so humid, the AC isn't helping reduce the humidity in here
> > very
> > > > much.
> > > > > > > The good news is that I only permanently lost a Tithonia and
> > some tree
> > > > > > > branches - not counting any drowned plants that just haven't
> > shown it
> > > > > yet.
> > > > > > > The bad news is that there's a lot of flopped over
> > stuff/diseased
> > > > stuff.
> > > > > > But
> > > > > > > it could be so much worse. We're thankful.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We still haven't heard from our friends in Pensacola - the ones
> > that
> > > > > lost
> > > > > > > pretty much everything (including the kitchen sink and
> > countertops) to
> > > > > > Ivan
> > > > > > > last year. Still keeping fingers crossed. If you know some
> > prayers,
> > > > > Becca
> > > > > > > could surely use them. Poor Becca was just starting to
> > repopulate a
> > > > few
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > her beloved garden beds with cuttings and plants sent from
> > friends.
> > > > Not
> > > > > > only
> > > > > > > did she lose plants, but soil, and had to pick out thousands of
> > pieces
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > glass, wallboard, videotapes. old clothes, and all manner of
> > other
> > > > > things
> > > > > > > before she could plant anything at all.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Kitty, I'll be happy to send rain. After several weeks of dry,
> > we'd
> > > > just
> > > > > > > gotten a new well pump put in (to the tune of over $800) the day
> > > > before
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > started raining. Who knew?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > d
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:46 PM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] T.S. DENNIS visits TN
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sorry darlin' - anything East of the Big Muddy is East to a
> > Texan!!
> > > > > > LOL
> > > > > > > > Things better today?
> > > > >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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