tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post7763323948773984838..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: She's Back!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-14158259663647820102010-11-15T07:24:39.586-06:002010-11-15T07:24:39.586-06:00Ellie: Believe it or not, we barely had any rain. ...Ellie: Believe it or not, we barely had any rain. I'm told it was a sudden down spout (not quite a tornado) that came in and knocked our tower.<br /><br />God pointed his finger at the internet tower and said: No internet for you, Maria. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-22481756060066485632010-11-15T07:22:47.731-06:002010-11-15T07:22:47.731-06:00Linda: LOL. Hurricane Rita is the one that killed ...Linda: LOL. Hurricane Rita is the one that killed us. We were without power for 21 days. Communication was hit or miss. Our water and gas lines were broken and we were feeding half the dogs in our neighborhood because there were idiots who leave their pets behind.<br /><br />Yes. I said idiots. I don't care that you can't get into government shelter with your dog. I'd sleep in my car if I had to. I'm not leaving my dogs.<br /><br />The hurricane was before I started blogging, but here's a little taste of what we went through that year.<br />http://mariazannini.blogspot.com/2008/10/when-disaster-strikes.htmlMaria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-42927774267216509862010-11-15T03:13:48.337-06:002010-11-15T03:13:48.337-06:00Welcome back! We had some bad weather last week an...Welcome back! We had some bad weather last week and part of the town had a power cut. Thankfully, our road wasn't affected.Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-57191326201046144332010-11-14T21:41:07.139-06:002010-11-14T21:41:07.139-06:00I was running a Red Cross shelter right after Katr...I was running a Red Cross shelter right after Katrina, and most of the cell towers in the area were down (all land lines were out, too). I learned that text messages could get through even when there wasn't enough signal for voice and our best shot at any sort of signal was around midnight (don't ask me why). So every night I'd type a short message and hike up the road to the top of a nearby hill. I'd walk around with my phone in the air, watching for a flicker of signal and immediately hit send. Sometimes it took several tries but I usually got a message through. And that was our only communication with the outside world for over a week. <br /><br />Sure made me appreciate 'four bars' when I got home.Linda Leszczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117080878321152684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-41515106719730050582010-11-14T17:17:06.844-06:002010-11-14T17:17:06.844-06:00Cathy: Thanks for your vote! I really appreciate i...Cathy: Thanks for your vote! I really appreciate it. <br /><br />Ref: power outage<br />I know what you mean. Ours will do that too, sometimes for a split second, but just long enough to shut down my computer. I've since installed a backup battery and that helps-at least for the short term.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Mike: A power nap sounds really good about now. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-64556413834384123692010-11-14T17:13:53.270-06:002010-11-14T17:13:53.270-06:00Liz: We didn't get much rain. But we had a sud...Liz: We didn't get much rain. But we had a sudden downspout and lots of wind.<br /><br />I wouldn't have minded a little more rain.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-61957449402848833272010-11-14T11:26:28.206-06:002010-11-14T11:26:28.206-06:00I think you're due a 'power-nap' unles...I think you're due a 'power-nap' unless that's down too.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-24491122845082647902010-11-14T11:07:03.762-06:002010-11-14T11:07:03.762-06:00While traveling this summer, I had my husband'...While traveling this summer, I had my husband's iTouch or whatever it's called. What a PITA trying to type on that thing! Same situation with capitalizing--too many steps to deal with : P<br /><br />Some days our internet disappears on a whim, even without a storm. Glad you're back, and I did vote :) (cooookiiiiiieeeesss!!!)Cathy in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667978358875270260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-64329325900460866792010-11-14T10:38:23.648-06:002010-11-14T10:38:23.648-06:00I wonder if your storm is coming my way? Jeez, it&...I wonder if your storm is coming my way? Jeez, it'd be nice to have some rain, although the power outage I could do without.<br /><br />Welcome back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-30763000227096326462010-11-14T07:16:56.413-06:002010-11-14T07:16:56.413-06:00Thanks, Dru!Thanks, Dru!Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-10894213092896282232010-11-14T07:12:05.930-06:002010-11-14T07:12:05.930-06:00Welcome back!
I'm on my friend's comput...Welcome back! <br /><br />I'm on my friend's computer and put in a vote for you. It's all about the computer cookie.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.com