Re: storm....at last
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  • Subject: Re: storm....at last
  • From: Z* <z*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:15:03 -0600
What a relief that you are all right. I have been thinking about you,
and I've been concerned the we had not heard anything. I cannot believe
Thanksgiving is next week; however, this is year is one wherein we have
all benefitted from many blessings.


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On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:

> Finally, after eight days without power and nearly three weeks without 
> cable connection
> we seem to be back to running properly.  What a nightmare it has been.  We 
> did not
> suffer nearly as much as some people, because we had a small generator that 
> gave us
> water (we're on a well), heat and refrigeration, but no lights.  The 
> problem there was the
> shortage of gas.  First of all, we were trapped on our private road for 
> four days by a 
> downed power pole.  ConEdison told us that if we cut their pole we would 
> have to pay
> for it, about $850.00.  After we could get off the hill, kind neighbors 
> brought us gas.
> They had gone to Connecticut to see about a daughter in school there, so 
> brought
> us enough to get through if I rationed it very carefully - keeping the 
> generator running
> just long enough to cool the refrigerator enough to keep food from 
> spoiling.  That meant
> turning it on and off every few hours.  But when power came back it was 
> such a 
> disappointment to not have access to email, television, or my telephone.  
> We could
> use Chet's land line, and people could call us, but the upstairs phone was 
> not in a
> convenient place.  After many hours of telephoning we finally got a 
> technician who
> came and saw the cable still lying on the ground and said he could do 
> nothing until
> the "crew" could get there.  Then more days of waiting and telephoning, and 
> we saw
> Optonline trucks putting the cable back up.  Still nothing.  Then a 
> neighbot said that
> they had cable access - why didn't we?  Still more frustrating telephoning 
> until last
> evening after dark someone came and got us back working again.  Whew!  We 
> have
> already arranged to change our supplier to Verizon, but they can't do it 
> until next
> month some time.
> 
> In the meantime, Sunday night Chet fell and hit his head on the wall.  He 
> didn't tell
> me he had fallen, but when he tried to get up the next morning, he could 
> barely stand,
> and was very nauseated.  It took some talking to get him to agree to see a 
> doctor- he's
> a very stubborn old man.  Finally we got an appointment for that afternoon, 
> and a very
> kind friend offered to help me get him into the car and to drive us.  Thank 
> goodness for
> that, because I just don't drive after dark, and we didn't get back until 
> nearly  10:00 PM.
> the cardiologist who we first saw took tests and found that Chet was in 
> Atrial Fibrilation,
> which isn't serious, and he has had for a long time.  But since he had hit 
> his head, and
> is on coumadin, they insisted that he must have a CTscan at the emergency 
> room.
> This of course took hours.  Every other test there was normal, including 
> the fact that
> he was no longer in A-Fib.  The final diagnosis was mild concussion.  He 
> has been
> weak and wobbly all this week, but seems a bit stronger each day.  He is 
> getting 
> around without his walker this morning, so things seem to be getting better 
> - especailly
> since I now have email.
> 
> I am reading all the Garden Chat posts with pleasure.  I have missed the 
> activity on
> this list.  I do have a Facebook account, but don't use it.  Somehow it 
> just annoys me.
> I have always felt very close to this group.  Not ony do we share major 
> interests, we
> seem to share the same values.  I hope one outcome of this storm is that we 
> will keep
> closer touch.
> 
> Auralie
> 
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