On Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:01:10 -0600, Tiger Lily > wrote:

>On 9/8/2011 2:48 PM, Evelyn wrote:
>> 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
>
>Good to hear you have survived the ordeal, Evelyn.
>Thanks for letting us know as soon as you could. Did you feel all the
>positive thoughts being sent your way?
>
>kate


My cell phone kept ringing with so many good wishes!

Evelyn