As you probably have noticed--or maybe not <G> I got my computer working again. I've lived here 50 years and probably experienced the worst storm with straight line winds,lots of lightning strikes,& thunder,that I've ever had . I'm east of both Mpls & St Paul,so usually those big cities cut the strength of the storms,but it didn't this time. Luckily,I had hired a tree service to thin out and trim my 50 yr old huge trees. I only lost two big limbs and a few branches.None hit the house or kennel building. But no electricity for about 14 hrs. Now when you are out in the country,you have wells. If you know a storm is coming,you fill the bathtub,so you can wash and use the toilet,fill a few pans in kitchen,but when it hits unexpectedly( it hit a 4AM),,since you have a well,of course--you are without water. as well as lights etc, On top of that,when the power came on,,I found all the timers for the lights were burnt out and my computer had been knocked out. That was on Sat,so things are fixed now and life can continue. People around here suffered much worse--trees uprooted , huge limbs broken and on top of cars and houses. I was lucky,but it sure was a challenge for that many hours. Helen Miller Fisher ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================