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Posted by mr. mister on 2006-08-11 12:29:19 +0000

wow looks like a hurricane went through there

Posted by MF DU on 2006-08-11 12:48:45 +0000

sucks man.

I flinched when a branch fell down in our yard. Makes you think long and hard about what people in Louisiana dealt with last year.

Posted by Miriam on 2006-08-14 14:12:07 +0000

Holy crap! I feel your pain every time a twister follows me home.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-08-14 14:30:00 +0000

Going up to cook for the kids tomorrow -- details to follow.

Posted by Miriam on 2006-08-14 15:32:43 +0000

Should give them plenty of scout training with the clean-up and rebuilding.

Posted by tgl on 2006-08-14 16:45:21 +0000

How much sisal rope and jute string does it take to build a cabin?

Posted by Miriam on 2006-08-15 15:27:01 +0000

When I was on my way home from play practice last night (after 10pm), I got pulled over for an unlit tail light. I'd been paying attention to the lightning I was heading towards, and should've taken the back road that the cops don't frequent after dark.

Didn't get a ticket for the tail light, which I got out of once before on the same road several months prior, but I did get a ticket for not updating my license and registration with my new address. Those of you who hounded me (or made fun of me) for not doing the same in Boston for all those years can yuck it up now. The ticket is $87; the court date is in October. I may appear, if I remember!

Anyway, the cop made it as pleasant as possible, then suggested we both hurry and get ready for the storm.

As soon as I walked into my house, a downpour started. It looked like a movie set with someone holding a hose to my kitchen window! At one point, I was concerned about a "pop" I heard outside. Figured it was a backfiring car or a big branch coming down. Turns out there were several branches down, which I saw leaving for work. Good things the trees have solid roots, but I keep worrying they're going to fall on the house.

Posted by tgl on 2006-08-15 18:20:38 +0000

If only you had not given in and kept your TN license the 10+ years (??) you were in MA, you'd have been fine!

Posted by Miriam on 2006-08-15 19:14:32 +0000

I only drove with it up there for about 9 years.

Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-08-16 04:37:07 +0000

So there are parts of camp that now look like battlefields -- I was, and am, completely amazed that no one got hurt.

On a lighter note:

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Posted by Miriam on 2006-08-16 13:12:25 +0000

I am SO jealous! When I went to camp in Northern Wisconsin, every summer I wished I worked in the kitchen rather than learning Hebrew or playing tennis...neither of which I was very good at.