-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Isabella in Portsmouth va
- From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 20:03:44 -0500
Glad to see you made it okay. We had a similar situation (sans flooding) a
couple months ago. Real PITA. We finally get the girls' room back in a
couple weeks and hopefully the chimney before it gets much below 40.
On Tuesday 23 September 2003 03:47 pm, you wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Just wanted to tell a little how Isabel hit my mom's neighborhood. My mom
> lives in Portsmouth Va about 30 minutes from Virginnia Beach. I believe
> the eye did go right over us there. We were without hot water, and power
> until this morning. Our traffic lights were out all over the area until
> this morning. I did find a grocery store open on the third day that was
> using a generator, but of course no ice or meat, etc..we seeked out
> charcoal, more batteries, none of course. Our neighbor had a little grill
> that we got hot water from in the morning for a cup of instant coffee. I
> was able to track down some ice at a shopping center parking lot where the
> salvation army was handing out a few free bags. It was pretty hot in
> Portsmouth every day about 85 degrees and mom and I raked and raked, and
> bagged and bagged tree limbs, pine straw, etc..
>
> We had a neighbor across the street that had to have an ambulance come in
> the middle of the hurricane, he has emphysema and was on oxygen. He had
> tried to get a generator going in his garage and got bad fumes. Then when
> he returned from the hospital a day later, his neighbor went over every few
> hours to fix up his generator and keep it going in his driveway. He also
> helped to clean his yard up and stuff. We kept hearing sirens every day
> and night, scarey.
>
> Another issue for us In portsmouth were very long gas lines. That was so
> weird to m e as I have never had to wait in line for gas like that before.
>
> I have a few digital pics that I did take of some down trees. One big one
> landed on a neighbors roof and another through a neighbors kitchen, no one
> was hurt thank God.
>
> Christine
>
>
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