We didn't get hit as bad as you, and miracles of miracles.. we haven't lost power either.. but the wind on Thursday night WAS frightening.. it hit us at 11:23 PM..as tree branch after tree branch hit the house.. I was sure they were coming thorough again (We have huge fir trees that send down spears - in the last storm we had a huge one go through our roof, the attic space and the ceiling below and into the living room.. we cam home to a huge hole in the roof and it was raining onto the couch..) and I was up all night.. I hate wind storm sat the best of times.. being surrounded by huge trees scares me even more.. 1 tree through the roof a year is more than enough.. glad you hear you are safe.. and warm again!! Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com > Well I thought November was a bad month - record rainfall, followed by snow > - We were out of power 7 times the first 10 days of that month. The rain > left lakes in the back yard. Even the dogs who normally stand out in the > rain instead of under the roofs (all the runs have at least a 10 x 15 area > that is roofed, if not more) - they headed for their houses. It was > miserable. > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================