mark

boy mark is on a roll ain't he. I'm reading this shit and laughing my ass off at work. so Doug have you been shitting in the woods? oh and tell Jordan Candi said hello and she is still waiting on that phone call.

REASON #564 WHY TO MOVE TO UTAH

cause the mountains block the hurricanes,nuff said except for hahahahahahaha!

REASON #563 NOT TO LIVE IN OHIO: IKE

Yep, Doug wasn't kidding. Ike decided that (despite the state's motto) Texas WASN'T big enough and for fun, came up here to show us what a hurricane really felt like. So, except for no water and very little rain (which came later), we got to experience 70+ mph winds for about 5 hours or so. Over 700,000 people were without power in the greater Cincinnati area and about 300,000 in the Dayton area.

Pete's power came back on Sunday around 5:30 or 6. My power came back on Tuesday around 1:30 pm. Doug STILL has no power. The people behind me and over to Lehigh back to Lamme still have no power, nor do many other around here. Haven't heard from Ray & Lola, so I don't know if they have any or not, I know Tricia didn't have any power as of Tuesday morning. Pete and I just happened to think of John and Zola, one of us will try to check on them Wednesday. There is problems with the phone lines too, so I don't know. My cell works, of course, but my home phone quit working yesterday. Haven't heard anything from Michelle and I know Butler county was hit hard too, but I'm assuming she's okay.

It's not been fun. Most of the stores are closed and the ones that are open are running out of supplies fast and are packed. Same thing for gas stations and fast food restaurants. DP&L are still forecasting it will take up to Saturday or Sunday to get everyone back on line. They apparently use some kind of cloaking device on their trucks and workers since no one has actually SEEN a DP&L truck or worker since this happened.

Frickers burned to the ground early Monday morning. It took them about 5 hours to put out the fire. I know this since there was a fire truck on my street in front of my house running the entire time (it took many trucks, fire hydrants and water hoses to put that fire out). Also, the smoke from the fire blew into my apartment through the only window I can open. (if you're thinking what a fun time i had that night, you'd be so NOT right.) Most of the schools have been closed. It's been a real mess. Be glad you aren't here.

Still, it could be a lot worse - the people in Texas aren't having much fun either.

I always thought "Ike" was such a nice, grandfatherly name. Turns out, Ike is a right bastard.

Some pics I borrowed from the dailynews.

WORST WIND STORM IN OHIO HISTORY

WELL, WE ARE STILL HERE! NO WATER AND NO ELECTRIC SINCE SUNDAY. WE ARE STARTING TO GET PRETTY THIRSTY AND PRETTY SMELLY. WE HAVE WELL WATER, SO WITHOUT ELECTRIC WE HAVE NO WATER AT ALL. NO FLUSH THE TOILET. NO SHOWER. NO WASH THE CLOTHES. WE HAVE BEEN COOKING ON THE GRILL, ON AN OPEN FIRE, USING CANDLES AND FLASHLIGHTS. AND POOPING IN THE WOODS. I GUESS WE'LL BREAK DOWN AND GET A HOTEL TONIGHT. DP&L SAYS IT MAY BE SATURDAY BEFORE ALL POWER IS RESTORED. ALLSTATE INSURANCE SAYS IT WILL TAKE 3 DAYS TO COME OUT AND ASSESS THE DAMAGE. WE HAVE ABOUT 5 TREES, OR PART OF, THAT ARE DOWN. A LOT OF SHINGLES ARE OFF OUR ROOF. THE FENCEWALL BETWEEN OUR HOUSE AND GARAGE BLEW DOWN. THE BACK YARD LOOKS LIKE A WAR ZONE. SHINGLES BLEW ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE GRAVEL PIT.

ok,ok already.can we get rid of these depressing ballons?