"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:41:54 +0000 (UTC), "W. Baker"
> > wrote:
>
>>Evelyn,
>>
>>I am in NYC , but have heard that margaretville and qquite a few other
>>mountain towns have been flooded badly. I spoke to the State Police and
>>they gave me no information except that the river was still risins. I
>>don't know if it is a abad as 95. As I wrote in asd, I am 5 miles out
>>of town oat the top of a 1900' hill so might get a few inches in the
>>cellar, but no flood(that is what we got in '95. Phones are out in
>>Margaretville, but I know that my phone is working as I called my number
>>and got my answering machine message.
>>
>>Did you get localflooding and are you OK? I thought of you immediately
>>when I heard the news. Did Woodstock, Bearsville and all come out OK?
>>
>>Wendy
>
>
>
> Hi Wendy,
>
> The hurricane was devastating in this area. I am sure you have all
> heard about it. Trees were crashing down all over the place, and it
> was a real mess. We just got our internet service back. We had no
> electricity, no phones and no cable for 13 days. Telephone poles
> were snapped like matchsticks, and flooding everywhere.
>
> We had a swimming pool in our basement, because the electricity that
> runs the sump pump was out. We got a generator from a friend in
> Connecticut, and it saved the day in that it kept my freezer frozen
> and ran the pump to get the water out.
>
> Later in the week we got a bigger generator and sold the other one to
> our neighbor, who really needed it. He had two cut up frozen deer in
> his freezer, because that is what they eat! That generator saved all
> their deer meat!
>
> Anyway, I hope your place out in Margaretville is OK, I heard that the
> river was running in the streets there. We are fine, other than
> having to live for more than a week like they did a hundred years ago!
>
> We had creek water to flush the toilets, some rain water to do some
> cleanup with, and bottled drinking water for the rest. I had a cell
> phone that worked, and a car charger to keep it going. We had
> camping lanterns for light, and I read my kindle every day. My
> Amazon bill is going to be phenomenal!
>
> We took a shower by running a pot of water from the drinking water
> bottles, heating it on the gas stove (lit with a match) and then
> taking it into the shower stall and pouring it over ourselves. It
> worked! That is how our grandparents took a shower, I am sure.
>
> Hubby and I went out to the diner to eat every night. They had a full
> course meal, so I just ate his soup and maybe a mouthful of his
> entree. He got the salad, the entree and the dessert that came with
> the meals. It was a good deal.
>
> I am losing weight steadily, since I can't eat much. I feel better
> already.
>
>
> Love to all,
> Evelyn

Glad you made it through OK Evelyn, horrible for sure, but at least safe.
Take care.

Cheri