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Subject: Things we take for granted
Written By: Gis on 05/14/02 at 03:18 a.m.
Today is our 4th day without hot water.It really makes you realise how many things around the house you take for granted.I'd forgotten how horrible it is to wash your hair in cold water.Fingers crossed the plumbing fairy has been by the time I get home today!
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: 80sTrivia on 05/14/02 at 06:34 a.m.
After Hurricane Hugo, we were left without power and water. For two weeks, we had to go to a station to get our fresh water to drink... there was not enough water to take a bath. So many trees were down that you couldn't drive a mile without there being a tree in the road. Food became scarce after the first few days. There were two to three hour long waits for food in what grocery stores that could open. The water finally returned more than two weeks later but it was almost three weeks before we had any power. Needless to say, it was a nightmare and made everyone realize just what they take for granted.
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: dagwood on 05/14/02 at 06:59 a.m.
We just had a storm last month that put our power out. Only for overnight, though. I had no clock, only one phone that worked (thank goodness, I had a friend call to wake me up). My hot water heater is gas, but with electric ignite so I was lucky to get a warm shower, in the dark no less. Luckily, my power was only out for 16 hours. There are some people in my city that went for a week. Mine was just a transformer, one city had trees down bring down the lines. Not fun.
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: Banasy on 05/14/02 at 11:25 a.m.
Remember the poor folk down South-the ones involved in that horrid ice storm last year? They were without power for days!
About 5 years ago, we had a funnel cloud fly over our house, but it did't touch down by us, thankfully. The wind, however, knocked over power lines, and we went for 2 days without power. Naturally, those nights were record breaking in their heat index! No A C for 2 days.....
I now have an alter and pray to the goddess of A C, lighting white candles, and offering cans of freon to her. ;)
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: ChuckyG on 05/14/02 at 11:51 a.m.
reasons like this, are why I wired a generator into my house a few years ago.. of course, it's like carrying an umbrella.. when you have the umbrella it never rains.. I've used the generator maybe once in three years... and it was only for half an hour..
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: Natalie on 05/14/02 at 12:05 a.m.
Great topic!
I oftentimes take my health for granted. Health isn't something you really think about, until something happens to you that makes you realize what a precious gift God has given. Fortunately, I've been healthy during my lifetime, but I have some close friends who haven't been so lucky.
A friend of mine was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer a few years ago. The Doctors told him he had a 1% chance of living. They said his life expectancy was, at the most, 3 to 4 months (that was almost 4 years ago). He's truly a walking miracle, but he still suffers from the cancer. It's a constant battle to stay healthy...he's missed a great portion of his life because he's constantly been on chemo or undergoing some extensive type of brain surgery. Even if he's completely cured, I'm sure that somewhere in the back of his mind he'll always worry the cancer will come back. Psychologically, illnesses take their toll. His life will never be the same.
Being able to walk, talk, smell, see, hear...those are all gifts to us, and we should never take them for granted.
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: Marci on 05/14/02 at 02:57 p.m.
This isn't weather related, (although I was more than happy to leave Florida, and get OUT of the hurricane crap that I never realized how lucky I was to NOT have here in Washington!) ;)
Anyway, I guess I take the health of my children for granted. Of course, they both get occasional colds, my son did have a lot of ear infections for the first two years of his life, and my daughter had pneumonia at 5 weeks, but overall they seem to get through everything pretty easily. Strong immunities, I guess. But I've had several friends that have just not had that kind of luck. Asthma, cleft palates, seizures, club feet bad enough to be in casts from birth...seems like some of them are sick all the time. I know none of that can be helped, and I do feel bad for all of them..but it just makes me really grateful that my kids are as healthy as they are. :)
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: XenaKat13 on 05/14/02 at 04:32 p.m.
Computers.
A few years ago, when I was working at the bank, all the computers just...."died". We still had electricity, and heat, telephones ect. but the computers would not work. They called in a technician to fix the problem, but it took him almost two days to get things up and running.
In the meantime, we had to do everything by hand. Everything. The manager ran next door and got everyone a spiral bound notebook. On each page we had to write down the customers name, address, account number and social security number. We also had to write down the details of each transaction--transfer money from account x to account y, cash a paycheck from such and such a company, take part in cash, deposit the rest. ect. ect. I had taken a basic accounting class early in high school (before I dropped out), so I had less trouble than some of the other tellers.
Most of the customers were patient, and very understanding. Suprisingly, the ones who complained the most were the older people, the ones who had been doing their banking for years and years before computers came into the mix. I guess it's easy to get used to the benefits of technology, even when we ourselves know nothing about it.
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/14/02 at 04:59 p.m.
Quoting:
After Hurricane Hugo, we were left without power and water. For two weeks, we had to go to a station to get our fresh water to drink... there was not enough water to take a bath. So many trees were down that you couldn't drive a mile without there being a tree in the road. Food became scarce after the first few days. There were two to three hour long waits for food in what grocery stores that could open. The water finally returned more than two weeks later but it was almost three weeks before we had any power. Needless to say, it was a nightmare and made everyone realize just what they take for granted.
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That sounds just like Guam, where I grew up! Every time we had a typhoon we'd be without power or water for what seemed like months. We got used to taking "sponge baths" but it was no fun. And everything in the refridgerator would spoil after a very short time in that climate. :( I now live in another tropical place that rarely gets storms. (Knock on wood!)
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: goldie on 05/14/02 at 04:59 p.m.
I was one of the lucky ones who was out of power for almost a week this past winter. We got several inches of ice and our block was the last ones to get power back! That was probably the worst part. The nighbors on either side of us and across the street had lights and we didn't. No heat, no lights and cold water! And of course, we would have had record low temps and it was 40 degrees in my house! I learned then that I don't do well without electricity.
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: jamminoldies on 05/14/02 at 07:54 p.m.
TV
Stereo
money
air conditioners
telephones
light
-howard- :)
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: useless_facts_man on 05/15/02 at 05:16 a.m.
How horriable is this?
In New Zealand in 1996 I think, some parts of the country had there power off for almost 1 month. I dont know how it happened, but it was everywhere on the news over here.
Auckland and Christ chruch had there power on after a week or so, but the other parts almost one month.
Maybe someone else can give me more details :-\
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: jennieunknown on 05/17/02 at 10:17 a.m.
My grandparents raised my brother and myself--they managed to do that with their social security checks--ther wasn't much left and we did without some necessaties on ocassions--the local church would leave groceries on the porch for us.We went without hot water for 5 years--had to boil water on the stove and pour in in the tup--by the time it had enough wate in it to take a bath it had cooled to luke warm---I had almost forgotten about that until I spent 4 days in the hospital because of an asthma attack and could only take a spounge bath--talk about praising the LORD for hot water when I got home from the hospital!!!!And now that I am a single parent --I alway give 100% to make sure my child will not go without!!!!
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: Arcfire on 05/19/02 at 10:53 p.m.
Quoting:
How horriable is this?
In New Zealand in 1996 I think, some parts of the country had there power off for almost 1 month. I dont know how it happened, but it was everywhere on the news over here.
Auckland and Christ chruch had there power on after a week or so, but the other parts almost one month.
Maybe someone else can give me more details :-\
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Man that is terrible Usless, anyone know of the reason?Hurricane? Think of the withdrawl we would go thru without our computers!
Subject: Re: Things we take for granted
Written By: Natski on 05/20/02 at 12:48 a.m.
Computers
Last Christmas, my computer went phut and I was left without internet and games for three months :(
Walking
I saw a guy who was in a wheelchair and it hit me how lucky I was to be able to walk
And food, a home, having water...