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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:25 PM Original message |
Ice storm hits home .. literally! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yikes.. Will the tree survive? |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 11:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Nope. It's an old pecan tree. |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Oh, man, Tex. I've lived through several of those. |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sorry to see all the damage! |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ouch! And I understand more winter weather |
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politicaholic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. "Its as cold as ice...willing to sacrafice our roooooof" |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 08:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. LOL! n/t |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. Welcome to 'the club'! Here was our Thanksgiving wake-up call ... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. just looked at your profile.... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I was in the San Jose area up until 3 years ago. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I'm up in Humboldt, but one of my grad students... |
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MsKandice01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. The Guadalupe River runs right next to my office building.. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 11:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. Keeping the porch light lit for your return |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. That looks like a pecan tree too. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 10:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. I wish it were a 'cahn tree. Maple. All of Michigan's nuts are two-legged. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 11:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I'm a big Gauguin fan. But, Michener, +/- ? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:33 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. I loved 'Tales of the South Pacific' ... the flavor came through for me. |
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flygal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 01:53 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. But, did you see a wild boar tooth ceremony? |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 08:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. At least the BBQ was saved. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 10:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Indeed. That 8' section of limb you see in the left foreground ... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 11:34 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Not the cheap resin chair! (:horror:) |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:22 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. Yep. At $4.99, they're a bargain compared to the $75 Halliburton charges |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:04 AM Response to Reply #26 |
46. The BBQ is very important for powerless nights. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:19 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I've gotten addicted to it - grillin' and chillin' all winter long. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hey, I think I recognize that streeet |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. Been there, but with bigger tree and smaller house. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. My insurance will remove tree from house and pay $500 to haul off. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 06:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Yeah the "Tree Guys" charge YOU and then sell it as Mulch....sort of a |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. You are lucky to get your work done so quickly. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 08:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. I am SO lucky tree-guy was there! |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 09:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Wow.....you have it all lined out pretty well. |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yikes, I am sorry to see the damage to your home |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
17. ice storms are the worst. didnt know this was happening in texas |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. Is this that house on "Whiskey Run" near Ashville you are talking about? |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 07:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. No, it is the house in Greenville, SC. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Well...that house on Whiskey Holler was Built to Last..... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 08:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Here;s the DU Post and Thread Discussion on BushBot Rainwater who |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Thanks KoKo |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 09:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Tiger Oak is a beautiful rare wood. But. it's hard as a rock........ |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
20. Boy I'm sorry to see that DT.. |
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sshaw1980 (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. my nightmare |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 08:55 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I agree. I love the trees too. |
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sshaw1980 (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. thanks |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 10:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. healthy oak trees are generally very, very strong. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 11:23 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. The problem in Greenville, SC .. as compared to Dallas , TX, is ... |
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Thtwudbeme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. Damn. But, more importantly |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 09:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. She is still in Bangalore, India (be back Sun nite .. California on Mon) |
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Thtwudbeme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 09:37 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Yay!! |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:09 AM Response to Reply #35 |
47. Oh Stephanie, feel free to post any of those pics. |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
31. Cripes, Mac, my dog Sally thought things were really bad this morning... |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Hi BB. I'll take an ice-storm over an earthquake any day of the week! |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-16-05 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
50. As someone upthread mentioned, you should keep the wood - |
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