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Letha-

I like your comment, "Life is good."...........what more could we want than that? I think that, if we can say that more days than we cannot, then we are incredibly fortunate. AND it's even better when we know it and can say it.

I am SO lucky to have friends and family and, now, peace of mind.

Have a wonderful week, my new friend!

Amy

Lindas, Amy, Raven, Emmy, Thank you all for stopping by. I love waking up to find comments on my journal.
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Good morning all. I’m on plan and planning to stay that way.

We’ve got a wind storm rolling into the Washington coast today. Couple of years ago we lost power here for the better part of the week after a wind storm. So if you don’t hear from me for a few days you’ll know I don’t have electricity/internet. Not to worry, we are well prepared for this eventuality.
Letha

Forecast for South Washington Coast
Updated: 3:49 am PST on November 16, 2009
High Wind Warning in effect until 10 am PST Tuesday...
Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from 9 am this morning to noon PST Tuesday...
High surf advisory in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 am PST Tuesday...

Today
Rain likely in the morning...then rain in the afternoon. Windy. Highs around 55. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts to 60 mph in the morning...then gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight
Rain. Strong winds. Lows around 45. South wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 40 to 50 mph with gusts to 75 mph during the evening. Near beaches and headlands...south wind 50 to 60 mph with gusts to 90 mph.

Hi Letha,
I love a good storm. But I am curious, if you lose power for a few days, what are you planning to eat if you can't make more rice?
K

Hi Yomom,
Well, as soon as the power goes out I’ll pack whatever warm rice is in the cooker into thermoses to get me through a couple of meals. Beyond that I’ve got a couple different options. I’ve got an Osburn wood stove that I can cook on, plus a really cool little coffee can stove that is great because it will burn any kind of wood or twigs you have lying around so you don’t need to worry about finding special fuel or running out of fuel in an emergency situation. I’d probably cook white rice instead of brown since it cooks faster. If it went on for several days and I ran out of lettuce I’d switch to the canned & dehydrated veggies/soups we have stored.
Letha

OMG - I'm getting so nervous! I'm flying from Phoenix to Seattle tomorrow morning. I hope the worst of this has passed by then.

Hi Becky, It’s pretty calm around here this morning so hopefully you won’t have any problems.

WeeSpeck, We learned a lot from that storm two years ago. The most alarming thing was the breakdown in communication. Both land lines and cell phones including 911 were nonfunctional for days and the only radio station we could get here was out of Astoria. They had a tree fall on their satellite dish which is how they got information and so their only source of real information was hourly reports from the Sheriff’s office up the street – but Astoria is in a different county/state from us. We had no idea which roads were open to leave the area and it was difficult to get gas as you needed to go to a station that had a generator, wait in a long line and pay cash. Since then there have been a lot of classes & meetings for ham operators.
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So we survived the worst of the wind storm. Never lost power. Our cable is partially out but I have internet so I’m happy. After it gets light we can go for a drive and see the damage.

I’m on plan and planning to stay that way. Still eating rice, lettuce, & apples. I’ll check back tomorrow.
Letha

Letha, I'm so glad there was no damage or hassle for you and Mary. Take care.
Raven

Glad the storm passed. Enjoy your day

Wow!

It looks like I've missed quite a bit since I've been pretty much on hiatus from the boards for a spell.

I'm glad you came out of that storm alright. It sounds like it could have been a lot more serious than it turned out.

Stay safe, and keep doing all you do. Seriously, you are one of the reasons I don't think I could ever permanently leave here.

Kirk, Raven, Sksamboots, Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment.

I’m doing well this morning. On plan and planning to stay that way. More rice, lettuce, and apples on the menu today.

The only real wind damage we saw was my neighbor’s canopy flipped over. Thought I’d share a snap. I’ve got tons of mushrooms growing in my yard now so I’ve got a few pics of those as well.
I’ll check back tomorrow.
Letha

Whoa! Glad you guys came through the storm unscathed. Great colors on those mushrooms.
K

Hi Yomom & good morning all. I’m on plan and planning to stay that way. I’m down 3.4 pounds for the week and happy about that. Here is a link to my weight loss stats for the past 14 months and also my weight loss graph from the ticker factory. I’ll check back tomorrow.
Letha

http://mcdougallstats.wordpress.com/200 ... oss-stats/

Great as always! Keep on keepin on