July 28, 2006

My Brother Bill and me in Victorville, California last May.
Here in Florissant, Mo. we had a big storm last week. Over 700,000 people without electricity. We were luck to only be out for one day, but lots of homes and businesses were out for a week, still some on the fringes don't have any yet!
A big branch broke off of our maple tree in the back yard. It sailed right between the power and phone lines to our house and an electric wire for the neighborhood. Guess someone was watching out for us. I never realized how much I took for granted our electric service. Lois and I were sitting in our house staring at a bunch of candles and listening to a portable radio. No TV, video games, or air conditioning. How boring!!!
It's been so hot and dry here, I checked on my tomatoes and they are just now ripening, but they are cooked on the bottom and no good at all. Even the squirrells don't want them
I've posted lots of pictures on my web site of the places we've been this last three months. We visited my cousin Jim, and my brother Bill in Nevada and California. Thank God we weren't there during this latest heat wave. Need to start posting more.
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