[DeTomaso] Here we go...

gow2 at rc-tech.net gow2 at rc-tech.net
Sun Nov 4 23:28:41 EST 2012


I was watching the news and what really stuck out for me was the people
with roads covered in tree's, roofs missing, etc....They gathered in lines
to a single power outlet with 25 cell phone chargers hanging off of it and
100 people waiting their turn.




> Yep, disaster is the only description.  We're thankful we've never gone
> through that much devastation and can only think how much worse the ones
> we thought were bad would've been.  One that stands out in my mind was
> when we first lived in Chicago burbs and had an ice storm.  We were out in
> a little bedroom community of Hoffman Estates (that would be a rather
> booming Schaumburg area now from what I'm told) with 3 young children, one
> who was only months old.  No power or heat altho think we did have phones.
>  Luckily a co-worker of Jack's told us to haul ourselves into Chicago and
> bunk in their apartment until our power returned - think it was 2-3 days.
> The scariest thing about that was seeing so many huge power lines down in
> the street - something one didn't want to go near.
>
>
> A minor tornado years later that only broke one tree limb was nothing in
> comparison since it landed in front of the car in the drive and think we'd
> gotten used to the windy Chicago climate by then.
>
>
> Yep, it has to get better for all our family back east - hang in there;
> we're thinking about you~~
>
>
> Judy
>
>
> What a disaster.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net>
> To: 'pantera list' <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sun, Nov 4, 2012 5:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Here we go...
>
>
> ...and there we went.  Holy cow.   What a disaster.  Never thought I'd see
> the day when there is no electric all week for 40 miles+ in every
> direction.
> I went 5 days with no power, 6 with no cable/internet/phone service.  Work
> is still without power, and I can only get gas on odd days, with 1.5 hr
> wait
> on line.  I got away easy, but I have several neighbors with gigantic
> trees
> through their homes.  Was able to piggy back off a neighbor's generator (I
> had gas to bargain with.)  Rain was light, so I assume the Pcar is ok.  I
> haven't been able to get in there.
> It can only get better I think.
> -Tony
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Tony DiGiovanna
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:51 PM
> To: 'pantera list'
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Here we go...
>
> It's starting to drizzle here in northern NJ...Frankenstorm is coming as
> predicted.
> Due to construction at home, the Pcar and Mustang are in a 30' storage
> unit.
> I think its above the local high water mark, but I'm not 100% sure.  One
> daily driver is in the unfinished new garage; the other is parked down the
> street in a parking lot...it's a wooded neighborhood, so there is
> potential
> for fallen trees blocking driveways and roads.
> Good luck to all my fellow Jersey Panteras members!
> -Tony
>
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