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notemason

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5. Thanks so much

Reply to Coexist (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 06:33 PM

Oct 10

The family comes for a feast on my birthday in two weeks and I'll have the Silver Queen corn and the squash casseroles and the greens and beans and homegrown potatoes to keep them coming back!

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11 days w/o power, 13 w/o net. Just getting back to normal. [View all] notemason Oct 10 OP

Welcome back - where are you? malaise Oct 10 #1

Hi Malaise notemason Oct 10 #3

So glad life is returning to normal malaise Oct 10 #8

Thanks! notemason Oct 10 #13

So glad you had the generator and saved your food! Coexist Oct 10 #2

Thanks so much notemason Oct 10 #5

Oh! that sounds so delicious and autumnal Coexist Oct 10 #6

They come because it is harvest time :) notemason Oct 10 #9

11 days without power! We had a storm a few years Scrivener7 Oct 10 #4

Thanks so much. notemason Oct 10 #7

Was this in NYC? electric_blue68 Oct 10 #29

Just north of the city. Scrivener7 Oct 10 #30

Sigh... Lucky you! electric_blue68 Oct 10 #31

I do love it. Except in blackouts! Scrivener7 Oct 11 #32

👍 But those....yeah, "fun". electric_blue68 Oct 11 #34

Good news. Hopefully you can get a little rest now. Enough to help move you forward. Solly Mack Oct 10 #10

Thanks so much. The fall garden is unharmed and I've already had turn the sprinklers on. notemason Oct 10 #11

That happens here too. (Louisiana) Hurricane, massive rain, all dried out in days. Solly Mack Oct 10 #12

Congrats on saving your wonderful home grown produce! MLAA Oct 10 #14

Thanks notemason Oct 10 #23

Sorry for your loss. Regain sanity. twodogsbarking Oct 10 #15

Thank you my friend notemason Oct 10 #16

Wow. I am glad you finally got power back. Good thing you have a generator. LoisB Oct 10 #17

Thanks much notemason Oct 10 #22

You deserve a medal! Glad things are going better & thanks for the post. TC appalachiablue Oct 10 #18

You're too kind notemason Oct 10 #21

wow. Would you mind sharing the make/model information? ecstatic Oct 10 #19

Happy to notemason Oct 10 #20

Welcome back! I'm glad you had a generator so you didn't lose the produce in the freezer. highplainsdem Oct 10 #24

Thanks my friend! notemason Oct 10 #25

You survived another weather adventure and I can feel your relief..two hurricanes here but I don't have a generator! Deuxcents Oct 10 #26

What a cheerful reply! notemason Oct 10 #27

Yay for getting some normalicy back! And enjoy your garden's bounty! electric_blue68 Oct 10 #28

Generator thefts were high in our area after Isabel. We wouldn't run ours after bedtime * Oopsie Daisy Oct 11 #33