everybody is ok. As for Montgomery County-- the problem there is that all
those people are lawyers :) the judges and half the US Senators and
Representatives :) not to mention the federal bureaucrats.
Dana
Haggerty, Mike writes:
> Sandy -
>
> Got to love those Montgomery County drivers and the invisble force
> fields surrounding their cars. Without those, only rubes, morons, and
> heartless suicide machines would drive that way.
>
> M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:45 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Everybody make it through okay?
>
>
> We finally got power back yesterday, which made me VERY happy.
> Montgomery
> County got hit badly re trees and power, but no flooding here and no
> water
> problems.
>
> The biggest problem I am having is driving around. NO ONE around here
> seems
> to understand that when a traffic light is out, that it is treated as a
> 4
> way stop. I've almost been in about 3 accidents from drivers who are
> just
> blithely running through the traffic intersections with no lights (of
> course
> they must have the right of way). Its even worse at night when its hard
> to
> even see if there is a traffic light there. I'm not driving at night
> until
> all power is restored.
>
> I think drivers in the DC Metro area have to be some of the worst.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:32 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Everybody make it through okay?
>
>
> My friend in DC has power, although the person from whom he's
>
> piggybacking 801.11b access hasn't brought their computer back online
> yet...
>
>
>
> I really feel for those Ego Alley regulars. Those Hummer H2's aren't
>
> meant to get *dirty*, much less wet or anything.
>
>
>
> - Jim
>
>
>
> Haggerty, Mike wrote:
>
>
>
> >With the federal govt. shut down at the end of last week, this is my
>
> >first chance to get back into email.
>
> >
>
> >Did everyone make it through okay?
>
> >
>
> >We lost power at my apartment on Thursday and it is still not on.
>
> >Neither is the phone service (so much for underground lines). My uncle
>
> >owns some land down in St. Mary's county and lost everything - the
> house
>
> >on the property, the car they had parked there, the road leading up to
>
> >the place, tools, guns, antiques, etc.
>
> >
>
> >I took refuge from the storm at my Dad's house just outside Annapolis.
>
> >The water levels in Annapolis rose above the parking meters on Main
>
> >Street and it was awful to see.
>
> >
>
> >(Main Street in Annapolis, incidentally, is the home to 'Ego Alley',
>
> >where white trash millionaires go to park their oversized yachts and
>
> >drink $6 budweisers. The price of everything on main street is
>
> >outrageous - and for that reason is wasn't too terrible seeing
>
> >overpriced clothing, kick knacks and crab replicas floating out into
> the
>
> >bay.)
>
> >
>
> >I also spent some time in Baltimore, where streets were cordoned off
>
> >because of the water is so dirty you could get sick wading in it. I was
>
> >able to canoe down to the inner harbor where everything was underwater.
>
> >There had been some looting, apparently, as evidenced by the number of
>
> >fresh empties floating around the doors of bars.
>
> >
>
> >In other news, I went to Staples to buy flashlights and came across a
>
> >great deal on a photo printer. HP Photosmart 4x6 printer, refurbished,
>
> >$49 bucks. $49 is about the cost of the toner cartridge and the premium
>
> >glossy paper the printer comes with - good deal.
>
> >
>
> >The thing is about the size of a small toaster and is available on
>
> >Staples Web site at this price as well. I bought one and was surprised
>
> >both at the quality of the photos and the fact that getting it running
>
> >under Linux took about 1 minute.
>
> >
>
> >M
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
>
>
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