[OKDXA] Ice

[G Ray]

Jerry, my apologies for not having a "what I really
mean to say" checker on my email!  

When I wrote "So feel fortunate to have power back so
soon." What I really meant was "So I feel fortunate to
have the power back on so soon."

Thanks ... Gene, KD5TXL.


---- Jerry Chouinard <k5yaa at okdxa.org> wrote:

> Yes Gene - I saw some of the poles down in Owasso -
> Son Mark lives out
> there and they have yet to get power restored. 
> Possibly soon as they
> are served by the rural electric who were making
> some headway today
> at getting things back on line near their location.
> 
> Charlie - K5TTT is within a few blocks of Mark and
> he had sent some
> photos of the "destruction".  A real mess along 96th
> street.
> 
> And yes - I do feel fortunate to have heat. lights
> etc.  Even able
> to plug in my coffee pot to the wall.  Ran on a
> generator for the
> fairly brief time we were out.  In days of old
> living from a chuck
> wagon and only bathing when in a town had to be some
> hard times!
> No ham radio either.
> 
> K5YAA
> 
> At 02:19 PM 12/14/2007 -0800, you wrote:
> >Jerry ... we're back on-line now after 4 days in
> north
> >Broken Arrow.   As you say, lots of trees damaged
> >around here as well.
> >
> >   Damage is much worse in central and north Tulsa
> >where the infrastructure has been hit - utility
> poles
> >actually broken and multiple overheads down with
> two
> >week recovery predicted.
> >
> >   So feel fortunate to have power back "so soon".
> >
> >   Thanks....Gene, KD5TXL
> >
> >--- Jerry Chouinard <k5yaa at okdxa.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Ross:
> > >
> > > Was in your area yesterday picking up sorted
> cards
> > > from Pete KF5RD.
> > > The area looks similar to here but across from
> > > Pete's there was this
> > > huge tree that fell on a van in the driveway.
> > > Turned a perfectly good
> > > SUV into a V shaped hunk of metal!  That's the
> worst
> > > damage I have
> > > seen.  No body hurt - van in the wrong spot when
> the
> > > tree collapsed.
> > >
> > > I saw very few trees in that 10 mile run that
> didn't
> > > have some sort
> > > of damage.
> > >
> > > Have seen utility trucks from Tenn. and
> Louisiana so
> > > I'm sure they will all
> > > get things back up ASAP.  Fortunate here to have
> had
> > > all services
> > > back on since Tuesday afternoon.  Small things
> like
> > > electricity and
> > > phone lines aren't appreciated until they
> disappear!
> > >
> > > K5YAA
> > >
> > > At 04:50 PM 12/13/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> > > >Guys & gals,
> > > >
> > > >Finally, commercial power & Cox cable are back
> and
> > > usable. Whew!
> > > >5 days in the dark except for the Kohler. No
> > > internet, no central heat,
> > > >relying on stove burners, fireplace, & small
> open
> > > air heater in the
> > > >garage.
> > > >Kept the place warm enough. 50 trees need
> serious
> > > pruning. Some need
> > > >to be cut down. Limbs all over. Driveway was
> > > blocked for 2 days til I got
> > > >out with the chainsaw. All wire antennas are
> down.
> > > The Mosley CL-36
> > > >sprang back yet again. 33 years in the air and
> it
> > > still works as well as
> > > >ever.
> > > >Hope all of you are OK. Just a minor
> inconvenience.
> > > hi
> > > >
> > > >Gas wells are indeed a wonderful thing as Kim
> > > noted.  Have a couple on
> > > >the property here and the Kohler is happy
> running
> > > on natural gas.
> > > >
> > > >Stay safe, warm, know we all will survive, and
> the
> > > power will come back
> > > >on.
> > > >
> > > >73, Ross K5RH
> > > >
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