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[cady soukup]

Thank you for checking in,

Praying and hoping all continues to be "handleable" - in spite of the
weather and exigencies.

Cady
in the sleety Virginia foothills

On 2/16/21, Don Boyd <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> In NW Austin we had 24 hours without power and temperatures below 10 deg. F,
> power restored about 1130 this (Tuesday) AM.  Not so cold now but we may
> have another chilly (but perhaps not wet) night ahead.  (I am north and east
> of Fr Counselman).My daughter is staying at my house the better to take care
> of me while staying off the streets which have ice under 5” of snow—lots of
> fenderbenders (and worse).
>
> We have ample food (some thawed in freezer while power was out), but not
> much heat and oxygen supply is dwindling (I need extra O2 24/7, hope for
> delivery tomorrow).  I have battery supplied O2 concentrator but can’t
> recharge battery when power is out (as it likely will be again).  It has
> been >20 years since last cold spell with temps this low for this long.
>
> Lots of other people are far worse off than we are.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Feb 16, 2021, at 1:41 PM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
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