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well stuck but safe, right??
I hope that you get enough snow to help you. It is 1 foot of snow = 1 inch of water, right??


I guess we will be starting spring soon here---finally.
I know we usually begin Lent in coats & finihs it without them.---

Well, a foot of snow will cover all my perennials so it's all good.

well then that is good. if you get that I hope it stays long enough to do its job properly.

..although we do need more for water as you said.

Gotta go for a bit Carol~ I need to call Ontario again. I'll be back in about 3 hours.

Ok--if I am home I'll be on---at some point I need to go get groceries.

Good luck

What you really dont know ,it can knock out our heating furnaces also .
We bought a generator when it happens.

Also we get the same issues in the summer in a rain storm. Knock out the lights and noises from the wind..Live on the mt like I do , you hear it all.
Wind wistles thru the trees............

We have had small tornadoes go thru an missed us by about 1.4 of a mile.

Life isnt easy any where. Mudslides in calif
Tornades in Iowa..........Heat killing folks..
Cheer up.
spring is coming.

that is so right, Dodge. but as yo say it is always something.
My DH just said he thought spring was on it way finally but then we would have the tornados to worry about.

With the latest earthquake in Chili I worry about the New Madrid Fault as it is close enough to cause damamge here if it shoule act up.

Good morning. I am still waiting on news from that Chilean shaker. It had just happened as I was going to bed last night and no real news. We are raining here but my house seems quite settled into its hillside. So all is well.

good morning Tina--I am glad to hear that all is well with you.
I have heard about the quake on the news this morning--the pictures are aweful.

I am going to start my day--everyone have a good day.

Thought the quake was Japan/

My friend in Hawaii has been trying to evacuate all morning - they've been under a tsunami warning since 3:30 a.m. She was on line at the gas station for over an hour, and is pretty scared.

Dodge - the earthquake was in Chili, though at first this same friend also thought Japan.

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Friday, February 26, 2010


Print ShareThisTOKYO — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 rattled Japan's southern islands early Saturday, injuring two and initially prompting fears of a tsunami.

There were no reports of serious damage from the quake, believed to be the strongest in a century to hit Japan's southern Okinawa Island. Japan's Kyodo news agency said two people were hurt, but there were no reports of any deaths.

The quake occurred off the coast of the island of Okinawa at a depth of 6.2 miles at 5:31 a.m. Saturday, the Meteorological Agency said.

The only damage reported hours after the quake was ruptured water pipes in two locations, Okinawa police official Noritomi Kikuzato said.

The Meteorological Agency had initially predicted a tsunami up to 6 feet near the Okinawan coast and warned nearby residents to stay away from the coastline. The agency lifted the warning within two hours after observing only a small swelling of the tide.

"I was fast asleep when the quake hit, and I jumped out of bed. It felt like the shaking lasted forever," Ryota Ueno, a town official in the Nishihara district of Okinawa, told public broadcaster NHK.

Masaaki Nakasone, an official in Nanjo town, said his house shook violently but all furniture and other objects stayed intact.

"First there was a vertical shaking, then the house swayed sideways," Nakasone said.

Okinawa is about 1,000 miles southwest of Tokyo.

The quake registered a 5 on the Japanese scale, which measures intensity in specific locations and goes up to 7. Kyodo said that made it the strongest to hit the island since 1909.

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people.

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Chile had a 9 point or almost earthquake and is causing tsunami watches all along the Pacific Rim including SoCal.

Keep safe everyone...I just watched the newscast a few minutes ago.

gracious I can see that I need to go and turn on the TV. I knew about Chili very early this morning, but I had heard nothing of Japan---OMG!!!

When will this end. It makes me want to gather my girls all in 1 place & hold on tight.

It does make you want to get all of your loved ones together, Carol. The other thing it makes me want to do is stockpile. Stock up on everything. From edibles to toilet paper. I have the same feelings when I hear of tornadoes and hurricanes and other disasters that leave people stranded for any lengths of time. I have totes full of medical supplies and things. I want to gather everything.

Still storming here with more for tomorrow

If you need more, I have lots to offer .

Ps were getting 4 more days of it .

well ladies, for my part, I do not want any more snow---I want it to begin to warm up already---my crocus are poking thru, and they have survived 1 snow storm, I dont want to see if they would make it thru another----

gee it is cole here now----and I even have flannel on too!!!

It is cool here but the rains have stopped until Tues-Weds. I sent todays storms eastward so keep saf everyone.
I am tired and I really didn't do much today. Goos night all.

Good Morning...

Probably got 1 and 1/2 feet of snow with another 1/2 feet to fall....now it looks like winter out there. It's a wet snow covering all the trees.....looks like Christmas is coming

I have been bitten by a bug(an Emma bug)...Emma gave me her cold which has turned into a flu of some sort, I feel like I've been hit by a truck.

Tamara....6 more inches here.
Welcome to the club.
If I get 44 inches on tuesday, I will mad.

Fortunately I been buying ahead on food.. i have freeze an 2 refrigerators stocked.
And my canning shelves are still pretty much there.

Tamara go sleep it off.......You need rest ..Let the family do it ..

dodge

i just curl up on the couch an have sweet dreams. No blowing today.

Oh, Tamara. I am sorry you are sick. So much is going around. Take care of you.
Good morning. It is nice to sleep in on a Sunday. And having a dry day is pretty nice too.

...it's raining now

I hope you feel much better soon, Tamara! Staying in bed drinking lots of warm fluids is a great idea on a snowy day.

Me stay in bed??? .... I'm a person who does better being up while sick....and keeping busy.

I can't stay in bed either, Tamara. I need to move and shake loose all of the gunk and loosen up my muscles.

awwwwwww so sorry you don't feel well ,, you finally got snow and can't go play in it Feel better soon

OH Tamara--so sorry you are sick---I hope it does not turn into something nasty.

I am glad that you got your snow, though. I have to agree with everyone--you need to rest---that will help you recover the best.

I don't need rest...I need ice-cream

Ooohh, You reminded me that I bought ice cream the other day. Cool! I had forgotten.

Tamara

This should cheer you up.

http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2186/12890952/22938310/383505633.jpg

dodge

Hi everybody! I'm back!


I have missed being here.


Merme

Hi Merme

Hi Diane!


How are you doing?

I'm fine kinda bored today,

Maxi, his friend Dom, and my girl emptied our storage unit today and swept it nice and tidy. I just got fed up paying so much to store stuff we rarely get to use because it IS stored! The rules at this place were pretty stiff & unless you sweep it out, they charge you $75 to sweep it for you!

So now I have nine large bins of toys in my living room. Maxi has promised to help me sort them out. Some he wants to give to his little brothers. Most will be donated. And I'm sure some will go to the trash. There are also some which are "family toys" and have been passed through generations of kids. They will be set aside and then moved along.


Merme

I agree--get yourself some ice-cream and eat it in BED!!!!!