Re: Pams lightning

I, too, feel very sorry for your friends.  I hope they will stand firm with
the insurance company.

>  They are not happy campers.
Well, obviously.  They lost their RV.

You have to laugh or you'll cry.

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pams lightning


> Well I thought about that too David.  I think they have them at the
> house.  Usually wind and hail give more trouble around here than
> lightning.  And our electrical lines are above ground also.  As far
> out as we are, I suppose I should be grateful we have electricity at
> all!   Went by there again today, what a mess.  And the insurance
> company is being really nasty, calling for an investigation and acting
> like they torched the place.  They are not happy campers.  Sigh.
>
>
> On 7/14/05, David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > Pam I'm sorry to hear of your friends loss.  It does lead me to a
question
> > though.  Did they have that wonderful invention by Benjamin Franklin
called
> > a lightening rod?  The reason I asked is because I visited one of my
> > suppliers in Gainesville Fl. which is reputed to be the lightening
capital
> > of the world.  He didn't have a lightening rod.  I don't get it!
> >
> > Along the same lines (pardon the pun) I notice that all of the
electrical
> > lines are above ground.  I would think that with tropical storms and
> > hurricanes one would want to have underground lines like we have here in
> > many parts of Ca.  How come they don't in Fl. Miss, La and presumably
other
> > southern gulf states?
> >
> > David
> > http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 3:30 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] T.S. DENNIS visits TN
> >
> >
> > > OMG! That's horrible Pam! Please let them know they're in my thoughts.
> > > A
> > >
> > > Andrea H
> > > Beaufort, SC
> > >
> > >
> > >> [Original Message]
> > >> From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >> Date: 7/13/2005 11:41:08 PM
> > >> Subject: RE: [CHAT] T.S. DENNIS visits TN
> > >>
> > >> 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
> > >> > > zone 8A
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >> >
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> > >> > Pam Evans
> > >> > Kemp TX
> > >> > zone 8A
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