[DeTomaso] Here we go...

[Will Kooiman]

Pretty similar to the disasters we've had along the gulf - Rita and
Katrina.

It's scary how dependent we are on infrastructure, and especially
electricity.  We piggybacked on our neighbor's generator to keep our
aquarium alive and our freezer frozen.  There was no gasoline at the
stations.  It was drained during the evacuation.  I siphoned some from our
cars to fill my neighbor's generator.

One big difference with Frankenstorm is we didn't have to worry about the
cold.



On 11/4/12 11:28 PM, "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:

>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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