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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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Yahoo, as of 19:30 hours Saturday evening, we have power back and I am out to 3t as my first official act. We were without electric due to Ike, for just over one week. Others are still without electric and others still have no water. Pretty bad. Later, Mr. Bill Last edited on Sat Sep 20th, 2008 08:53 pm by Willieboy |
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KenC Admin 
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Mr. Bill...glad to hear you are alright!!! |
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teddyhanna Guest
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Bill I missed you buddy, I am glad your back. You have become main-stay here and it just did not seem right with out you.... |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Glad to see you back in the 21st century. glad you and yours are well and hope your fellow citizens make it through fine too. |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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Man, being without electric is a real bummer. There is so much going on in the world and without the juice, you have to call friends in other parts of the country to see how you're doing. Doing without water is an even bigger problem. We were not without water, but many are. Imagine being unable to wash your dishes or take a shower for a week...or three. Wearing clothes that are dirty or not fresh. Lack of fresh water is a real hardship and many folks are beginning to break down as a result of this stress. On the positive side, people are pitching in and taking care of business in Houston. Everyone is out cleaning up and helping their neighbor. (My neighbor just dropped off eight hotdogs for my wife and I that he cooked on the grill.) NOBODY is sitting around waiting for Uncle Sam to fix everything for them. Nor have I heard a single person complain about a lack of government response. It's nice to see people pull together. I heard 7,000 workers from other states have come to Texas to help get us back on our feet. That's great! Thanks again for everyone's thoughts and prayers. It's great to be back among the WIS. |
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KenC Admin
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Bill...enough of this frivolity...let's get serious for a minute! What watch did you wear for the hurricane? |
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SBD 3T WIS
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 at KenC! Glad you're getting back on your feet after Ike! |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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I agree Ken. Let's get on to the serious stuff. Believe me, before Ike arrived, I did think about what we might face and which watch would be best. I decided on the TSAR because of its gas tubes and general ruggedness. I wore the TSAR from Friday night until Tuesday afternoon and was glad to be able to read the time in the dark, which began about 8PM. Then, on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon, the Barracuda arrived, and I quickly used what daylight remaining to remove three links from the bracelet. I then wore the Barracuda from that point on. However, I did keep the TSAR handy all night. KenC wrote: Bill...enough of this frivolity...let's get serious for a minute! What watch did you wear for the hurricane? |
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KenC Admin
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Willieboy wrote:
WOW! So that old postman's creed stuff really works..."Neither rain nor snow, nor sleet nor dark of night shall....." I'm a little confused though...didn't you have the date set on the TSAR?  |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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Mail service was reliable. The only day we didn't get mail was Saturday. I know you were just kidding about the date being set on my TSAR. Truth be told, as I was responding to your earlier post, I just couldn't remember on what day the Barracuda arrived...they all ran together. It did come on Wednesday though. |
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KenC Admin
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Willieboy wrote: Mail service was reliable. The only day we didn't get mail was Saturday. I know you were just kidding about the date being set on my TSAR. Truth be told, as I was responding to your earlier post, I just couldn't remember on what day the Barracuda arrived...they all ran together. It did come on Wednesday though. I can relate to not knowing the day of the week in a 24/7 crisis situation....I have gone for months without know what the day of the week is. For example, I can tell you that OCT 22, 1968 was a Tuesday and DEC 22 was a Sunday...other than that....nothing! I can tell you that I was wearing a Glycine Airman!!! :D |
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Dookie 3T WIS
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hey bill, welcome back....glad that your back and safe. i cant start to imagine how difficult it is to coordinate around without power or water. Last week the wind knocked off one of the power stations and i didnt have power for 1 day! and i thought that was bad. Waiting to see your wonderful pics again. cool10.gifcool10.gif |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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Thanks Dookie. |
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scottran 3T WIS 
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Glad to hear you made it through safely and your 'cuda made it also. |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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scottran wrote: Glad to hear you made it through safely and your 'cuda made it also. Yea, ain't life grand? |
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goldengrr 3T WIS 
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Welcome back and glad that you are safe and great to hear that people are taking a "can do" attitude and looking out for each other. I don't mean this to sound irreverent, but earlier in the day I saw your tag "Mr. Bill returns" I did not get to read the thread, but thought about "Mr Bill", the Play-Doh character from Saturday Night Live. Sure enough, there was a TV commercial starring the Play Doh Mr Bill on during the Saint-Broncos game this afternoon... |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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I kind of adopted Mr. Bill's name so the children of my clients did not have to call me by my last name...it sounded too formal when I was trying to establish a more relaxed atmosphere and make clients comfortable. Last edited on Sun Sep 21st, 2008 10:01 pm by Willieboy |
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zippofan 3T WIS 
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Glad to see you are back Bill, and that you and your family are safe hand6.gif Best regards, Griff |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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Thanks Griff. |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Mr. Bill I just had a flash back to a little clay figure with a squeeky voice. LOL :P Glad all is well. So many will be rebuilding their live for a while to come. |
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SHADY 3T WIS 
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Glad you are okay and have made it through the storm. Take care of the watches, I mean the family or something....let us know if you need anything. |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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Thanks Skip and Shady. We're good to go. I just returned from an evening walk with my dog and saw many in my sub-division are still without power. I think it all depends on the amount and kind of tree damage. Many trees fell over power lines and that takes time to clear up. We were lucky. |
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