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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 12:44 PM
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Evacuees check in HERE
funkybutt and family arrived safely in North Louisiana yesterday afternoon after a long and scary drive.

Now we wait.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 12:47 PM
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1. I hope the Funky Butt survived too
www.funkybutt.com

looks like their ISP is off line too
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SaveAmerica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:25 PM
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2. Thank goodness you're safe
:kick:
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:37 PM
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3. Glad to hear from you FunkyB!!
:hug:
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:38 PM
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4. Where's merh?
Any word from her? Last I saw her was last night.
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LeahD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:48 PM
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19. Merh is safe, but she has lost everything.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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!
Very glad you are safe though!

Thanks to all for the relay of the message...
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Nikki Stone 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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
Last heard from her at 1 am last night.
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Spangle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 07:14 PM
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13. If not out, then for Emergency workers only
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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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:51 PM
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22. Hit the garage sales and thrift shops.
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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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:44 PM
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6. thank goodness you made it....
email when you get home....uh, have you talked to anyone in your neighborhood? Is your house ok?
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funkybutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 05:01 PM
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8. can't find any info about our neighborhood or home
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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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 05:53 PM
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9. Scary night...you probably need some sleep
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 01:45 PM
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7. Glad you and family are safe.
How about Merh, SwampRat, BOSSHOG and the others?
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LeahD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:50 PM
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20. See post above about Merh.
Edited on Mon Aug-29-05 08:51 PM by LeahD
On edit.....Post #19
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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
If not, you know...

Yeah!
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 06:48 PM
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11. I'm glad you are safe!!
I so worried about everyone that we haven't heard from yet.

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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 07:04 PM
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12. Way'at y'all!!!
Swamp Rat and his tribe made it to Memphis. :)

:hug:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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
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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Nikki Stone 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:43 PM
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17. Glad you are safe!
You traveled a long way.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 07:16 PM
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14. Glad you and the fam are safe.
My thoughts are with you and your family. Good to see you on line.:hug:
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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.
Edited on Mon Aug-29-05 08:47 PM by DistressedAmerican
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:46 PM
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18. Glad you're safe funky butt.
eom
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 09:19 PM
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23. Maddy McCall is another one.
Anyone heard from her?
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