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