Re: Well we are hit hard

Hey, I sure remember what Alicia did to us in Houston. Man, we were
living in a moblie and I went over there during the center. My
neighbor was watching me leave when a tornado hit that mobile and
ripped 3/4 of the roof off and rained x inches of water in it.Looked
like a miniture golf couse later and ruined everything. Guess I took a
$50k dive right then. Luckily, I had insurance but the contents only
covered $10k and we lost twice that. Had to itemize everything by
hand, look up prices in Sears catalog and other sources, whew! It was
a devastating experience anyways. I feel for everyone going through
this and wish you plenty of help and blessings because I know you'll
need both...M.M.

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:00:25 GMT, "Jeff" <catfisherman62@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>No water, no food (except what we already had, cant buy any), no power (we
>are on generator BUT CAN YOU BELIEVE THE CABLE IS STILL ON?!), no gasoline,
>the nearest gas is $5.55 a gallon and 100 miles away, how the hell did that
>happen? All power is out, no stores, restaraunts, streetlights, no nothing.
>No ice. Damage is terrific. I used to live in a Condominium, now I live in a
>Condominimum (Trying to inject some humor into this mess). Daughters house
>is destroyed, have to carry water, gas (if I can get it), ice,(If I can get
>it) and bread to her tomorow. At the same time I think Ill load down the
>van and carry some stuff to other people as well. Our main Highway, 49,
>closed except for emergency vehicles but my daighter says they traveled
>south in the northbound lanes this morning. 65 miles in 6 hours. I have been
>in Combat as a Tank Commander and have seen more than one battlefield. This
>is 100 times worse. Just thought I might drop a quick line while able to.
>Take care. J
>
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