Heat and age

Lindy — 7/22/2006 4:00:08 AM (archived)

After Hurricane Charlie ripped through Florida in three hours and left us without power for five days in 98` heat with 98` humidity, I felt at times like I couldn't breathe....or even move.

I had to take the lid off my fish tank and pull out stale warm water and add cool tap water every few hours, and damn if those fish didn't survive all those days with us. The cats lay around just as miserable.
I now have a brand new generator, a window air conditioner and five ten gallon gas cans. NEVER again.

I'll never forget when my daughter flew in from Chicago, landed in Tampa and drove through central florida's destruction to Sebring with a huge cooler full of ice and beer.........yesiree.
And when Progress Energy rolled into town and were working on the power lines. Everyone was honkin and giving them high fives.
Yeah, look at St. Louis. It can happen anywhere. Everyone better get prepared, food and all.

And hey, I AM moving north....so I can breathe.
Screw global warming.

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Stabbed in the Back - Tony - 7/19/2006 2:28:33 AM
- re: Stabbed in the Back - Lindy - 7/21/2006 3:24:03 PM
  - Check out who's lecturing u on invisible forces. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 7:20:56 PM
- The Iron Dream - ER - 7/21/2006 2:44:14 AM
  - yikes! (n/t) - Fox - 7/22/2006 2:43:47 AM
- Heh. At last, I understand - Daniel - 7/19/2006 12:00:56 PM
- Pointless - Tom Brosz - 7/19/2006 6:45:06 AM
  - So why do you think Tony posted it here? - Robert - 7/20/2006 3:27:02 AM
    - Good flame Robert - Lindy - 7/20/2006 7:24:14 PM
      - Why thank you - Robert - 7/20/2006 7:42:42 PM
        
        Explaining yourself - Lindy - 7/20/2006 8:43:22 PM
        
        The secret - Robert - 7/20/2006 10:44:26 PM
        
        The heat's getting to you, isn't it? - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/21/2006 2:39:13 AM
        
        Heart it got 107 today - Robert - 7/21/2006 3:28:52 AM
        
        I have AIR CONDITIONING! - Robert - 7/22/2006 2:58:03 AM
        
        Watch the wiring - Tom Brosz - 7/22/2006 6:07:26 AM
        
        Congrats Robert! - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/22/2006 5:49:40 AM
        
        Ah, but my pool is very refreshing....... (n/t) - azstrummer - 7/23/2006 10:11:42 PM
        
        128` in Phoenix?? - Lindy - 7/22/2006 4:14:22 PM
        
        Applies to Phoenicians - Robert - 7/22/2006 7:35:08 PM
        
        old Phoenician joke... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/22/2006 11:13:03 PM
        
        Yea! Robert's a COOL Moderator! (n/t) - Lindy - 7/22/2006 3:48:47 AM
        
        That's the problem. It isn't a dry heat. - Tom Brosz - 7/21/2006 7:23:14 PM
        
        No kidding - Robert - 7/22/2006 3:02:25 AM
        
        Heat and age - Lindy - 7/22/2006 4:00:08 AM
        
        Just don't think about... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/21/2006 3:48:15 AM
        
        "And next time...just go to Fry's and pick one up" - Robert - 7/21/2006 4:23:36 AM
        
        LOL - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/21/2006 5:33:35 AM
    - Creating enemies - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 4:53:55 AM
      - "the current crop of Democratic politicians are completely different animals." - Lindy - 7/20/2006 8:49:41 PM
      - But the dems truly "own" JFK and FDR. - alcaray - 7/20/2006 4:00:08 PM
      - But the emperor really DOES wear no clothes! - Robert - 7/20/2006 5:05:55 AM
        
        It's going to be up to the voters to decide which party is crazier. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 6:49:18 AM
  - What about lend-lease? - ER - 7/20/2006 3:01:33 AM
  - What did Bush say about nation-building - alcaray - 7/19/2006 10:08:13 PM
    - Gee, anything unusual happen since then? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/20/2006 4:46:22 AM
      - I was trying to point out the difference between campaign speeches and policy speeches. - alcaray - 7/20/2006 3:54:48 PM
- furtive and unconvincing - FrankC - 7/19/2006 4:42:53 AM

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