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Post by HoudiniDerek on Aug 14, 2020 19:33:04 GMT -5
We had minor damage, but it was crazy with no power. Especially having to keep insulin cold for our son.
We managed to snag a generator, but many went without and still are without any sort of power. Towns ran out of gas, food, etc. It was crazy.
We were very fortunate and our power came back on Wednesday, ironically, not long after I posted. But it's going to be a long clean-up and repair, especially since it could take up to two weeks in some areas to get back power. We were initially told 7 days ourselves!
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Post by greenguy on Aug 17, 2020 15:31:03 GMT -5
The derecho has left a ton of damage in its path, but we are all okay. Just cleaning up and trying to figure out how to get back off autopilot. Glad your power returned fairly soon after. Ours didn't return until Saturday evening, looks like a war zone around the neighborhood. Hopefully you don't have too much to deal with on top of whatever might have happened when you didn't have power.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Aug 18, 2020 8:16:13 GMT -5
The derecho has left a ton of damage in its path, but we are all okay. Just cleaning up and trying to figure out how to get back off autopilot. Glad your power returned fairly soon after. Ours didn't return until Saturday evening, looks like a war zone around the neighborhood. Hopefully you don't have too much to deal with on top of whatever might have happened when you didn't have power. They originally told us 3-7 days and one person said two weeks. I made a couple of discreet calls to an Alliant Energy contact and we managed to get it sooner through a workaround. We finally got real power back on Sunday night though. It was a mess here and still is in areas around us. We got super lucky overall. Glad you got power back, GG. I didn't know it had hit your area too.
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Post by justanotherskirt on Aug 22, 2020 13:13:21 GMT -5
I'm glad both of you are OK. I've been through that kind of thing with a tropical storm (no power for 5 days, neighborhood looks like a war zone).
P.S. Oooooh... I've just been promoted to Counselor! Yay!
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Aug 22, 2020 21:05:49 GMT -5
They were still cleaning up this weekend and trying to get power back on in some areas. It's just crazy. One of my friends' husband is out cutting down the limbs and such so the energy company can work. He's been gone from home nearly two weeks now.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Aug 24, 2020 15:13:32 GMT -5
First day of school today.
Feels weird after having them home so long. And only the oldest two went. Because the state only funds so many hours per student per week in 4 year old preschool, our youngest doesn't start until next week. We finally meet with his teacher tomorrow. We haven't met the other two teachers dealing with our kids. Which is significant when you factor in health concerns.
W are also getting our house appraised tomorrow while we try to take advantage of these historic interest rates. It needs to increase in value quite a bit to get the lowest interest rate, but I'm hopeful.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 9, 2020 14:35:06 GMT -5
I hope all of our US friends that are of age voted last week. I know that it has been a trying week for a number of people, but even Bill Maxwell would say how important voting is for our great country. Almost makes me wish we'd had an episode regarding voting directly, more so than the little they gave us in the episode LIVE AT ELEVEN
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 26, 2020 18:42:58 GMT -5
I hope everyone had a safe and fun Thanksgiving.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 1, 2020 8:59:00 GMT -5
Does everyone have their Christmas decorations up? Greenguy: Are we doing a Christmas contest here on the Board? Is anyone still around?
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 1, 2020 9:03:55 GMT -5
So I try to watch several TV shows a year. Most are ones I have received for presents and I add those DVDs into my rotation. Every now and then, I will add ones from streaming services. Thanks to the pandemic, I did a number this year. Unless noted, I watched the entire series. CHUCK (I perennially watch this) BOSOM BUDDIES MCHALE'S NAVY FARSCAPE HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN TWO GUYS, A GIRL, AND A PIZZA PLACE I think there might have been another small one in there, but I can't remember if it was December or January in complete series watching. I'm working my way through another right now, but I'm not finished, although I should by New Year's if I keep up my current trajectory. I'm watching the complete series of FATHER DOWLING MYSTERIES. If I have some time left, I will watch a short series to take up the space. I have planned to watch THE CLASS, although if it's only a few episodes of time, I might watch PROFIT and/or LEGEND again. I'm working on my next year viewing, although I'm betting it will be less overall, unless the pandemic continues for a while. That list includes: CHUCK (Duh) QUANTUM LEAP The rest will depend on my presents. If I don't get any, I might add in the Adam West BATMAN series and/or GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. What do you all watch?
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 1, 2020 9:04:39 GMT -5
I also watched BURN NOTICE. I knew I'd remember another.
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Post by MissDavidson on Dec 2, 2020 21:16:32 GMT -5
I'm around, occasionally.
I've asked for season 3 of The Brady Bunch and season 3 of The A-Team. My mom swore up and down she got me 3 AND 4 a couple of years ago but, alas, I only have seasons 1, 2, and 4.
Lately I've been watching:
Quantum Leap Three's Company Family Ties Mork & Mindy Laverne and Shirley
...mostly because they're on PlutoTV. I also enjoy Highway to Heaven from time to time.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Dec 3, 2020 19:33:24 GMT -5
If you have Amazon Prime, HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN is on there.
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Post by MissDavidson on Dec 3, 2020 23:28:41 GMT -5
We have a Roku, it's also on the Roku channel My sister was a big Little House fan, so it was a favorite of ours when it originally aired. My two most favorite episodes are the Halloween episode where Mark dreams Jonathan is a werewolf (obvious reference to I Was A Teenage Werewolf), and the episode where Mark switches bodies with an actress.
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