[Magdalen] Texas pubbies please check in

[Judy Fleener]

I have a niece in Austin and a friend in Fort Worth who are without power.
I hear the governor nas told people to stay inside and has asked for
federal help.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 11:21 AM Robert Counselman <bob.counselman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Out in the sticks west of San Antonio here it's still cold, but things seem
> to be working.  No power outages so far and only minor problems with the
> water supply.  Seems the pumps are freezing up and have to be thawed out.
> I'm on city water, so it's just a matter of waiting for the crew to do
> their work.  Have plenty of firewood and food in the house, so it's not
> unlike the rest of the past year being on lockdown!  More ice is supposed
> to be coming tonight and tomorrow, so hopefully we will survive that,
> also.  Temps the last two mornings have been 8 and 11.  At least the winds
> moderated last night.  Still about 4-5 inches of snow on the ground.  It
> will be slow to melt until warmer weather comes this weekend.
>
> Bob
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 7:27 AM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Checking in from Houston. Lost power at 2am Monday morning, temperature ~
> > 15 F. Snowing and iced roads. Some melt-off mid afternoon. No info about
> > when our power would return. Drove to my son's house in Jim's truck late
> > afternoon where there was power and grandkids!! , on still icy roads with
> > most drivers completely unaware of how to drive in this stuff. Waiting
> this
> > morning to call my neighbors and see if power has returned... so we can
> go
> > back home. This is a record cold event with main energy provider caught
> off
> > guard. Will report in again from snowy south TX
> > peace
> > Lynn
> >
> >
> >
> > On Feb 16, 2021, at 6:48 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Know that the rest of us are praying for you, and please check in when
> you
> > can. I'm also worried about my cyberdaughter Lindsey, who I hear from so
> > infrequently that it might as well be never. She lives on a ranch in the
> > panhandle. I sent her an email but of course have not heard. Be safe and
> > take care.
> >
>
>
> --
> Fr. Robert L Counselman,
> Retired
>


-- 
Hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan