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Mon Aug-29-05 12:44 PM
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funkybutt and family arrived safely in North Louisiana yesterday afternoon after a long and scary drive.
Now we wait.
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Mon Aug-29-05 12:47 PM
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1. I hope the Funky Butt survived too |
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www.funkybutt.com
looks like their ISP is off line too
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:25 PM
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2. Thank goodness you're safe |
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:37 PM
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3. Glad to hear from you FunkyB!! |
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:38 PM
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Any word from her? Last I saw her was last night.
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Mon Aug-29-05 08:48 PM
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19. Merh is safe, but she has lost everything. |
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Mon Aug-29-05 08:51 PM
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21. Merh! That Is Awful. Let Me Know If AI Can Help In Any Way! |
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Very glad you are safe though!
Thanks to all for the relay of the message...
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:43 PM
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5. Cell phone service is out--have been trying to call a friend in Sun, LA |
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Last heard from her at 1 am last night.
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Mon Aug-29-05 07:14 PM
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13. If not out, then for Emergency workers only |
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Last year, after Charley, it was that way in my area. I could drive to an area that had little damage and it would work.
If that is the case, text messaging might work. But at some put, if there is no way to charge the cell phone, then the phone will die.
Here is another kick. If the land phone system works, but there isn't any electricity, only those who have phones that don't need to be plugged into an electrical outlet will work. We had phone service serveral days before we had electricity. But I had a "modern" phone that required electricity. OUCH!
Since the hurricanes last year, I've been trying to find and BUY a phone that only plugs into the phone line. I'm still looking.
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Mon Aug-29-05 08:51 PM
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22. Hit the garage sales and thrift shops. |
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I have an old phone that I picked up that way just for tornado season. If we have a power outage I can still use it.
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:44 PM
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6. thank goodness you made it.... |
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email when you get home....uh, have you talked to anyone in your neighborhood? Is your house ok?
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Mon Aug-29-05 05:01 PM
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8. can't find any info about our neighborhood or home |
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it's getting very frustrating. Some photos make us think our house is probably holding water but others make us think that that's not the case.
:shrug:
probably some pretty serious wind damage though...
:(
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Mon Aug-29-05 05:53 PM
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9. Scary night...you probably need some sleep |
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Mon Aug-29-05 01:45 PM
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7. Glad you and family are safe. |
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How about Merh, SwampRat, BOSSHOG and the others?
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Mon Aug-29-05 08:50 PM
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20. See post above about Merh. |
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Edited on Mon Aug-29-05 08:51 PM by LeahD
On edit.....Post #19
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Mon Aug-29-05 06:41 PM
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10. Swamp Rat Is Fine. I Alerted Him To This Thread. ShouldCheck In Soon |
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Mon Aug-29-05 06:48 PM
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11. I'm glad you are safe!! |
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I so worried about everyone that we haven't heard from yet.
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Mon Aug-29-05 07:04 PM
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Swamp Rat and his tribe made it to Memphis. :)
:hug:
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Mon Aug-29-05 08:43 PM
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16. So glad to hear it....I have been so worried about everyone and the |
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news reports of devastation have me in tears...I'm so glad to see your screen name up here SR! :hug:
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Mon Aug-29-05 07:16 PM
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14. Glad you and the fam are safe. |
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My thoughts are with you and your family. Good to see you on line.:hug:
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Mon Aug-29-05 08:42 PM
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15. Glad You Are Both Safe And Able To Get Online. Kick For Any Others. |
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Edited on Mon Aug-29-05 08:47 PM by DistressedAmerican
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Mon Aug-29-05 08:46 PM
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18. Glad you're safe funky butt. |
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Mon Aug-29-05 09:19 PM
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23. Maddy McCall is another one. |
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