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[GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337773] Thu, 11 October 2018 06:13 Go to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over Americus
and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but really
not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but never
lost electricity for more than a second.

We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault -- it
had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it removed,
as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached one
end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but I
haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside. There's
PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently nothing
else major.

Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337774 is a reply to message #337773] Thu, 11 October 2018 06:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Patrick Flowers is currently offline  Patrick Flowers   United States
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Thanks for checking in Ken. Glad to hear you're fine and no significant
damage. Wasn't bad in ATL either. Sharon and I were just down in
Apalachicola two weeks ago - looks like they took it on the chin!

On Thu, October 11, 2018 7:13 am, Ken Henderson wrote:
> Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over
> Americus
> and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but
> really not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages
> but never lost electricity for more than a second.
>
> We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault --
> it had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it
> removed, as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top
> reached one end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage
> there, but I haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside.
> There's
> PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently nothing
> else major.
>




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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337780 is a reply to message #337773] Thu, 11 October 2018 08:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   Australia
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Ken,

Michael made the news here in Sydney and I'm glad to here you and Elaine are OK.



Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337781 is a reply to message #337773] Thu, 11 October 2018 08:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Larry is currently offline  Larry   United States
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Ken,
Watching the national news, it looked like Michael was going to be a Cat 4 well into Georgia. My immediate concern was for your family and you. So glad to hear that it was not as bad as first thought for you. Still very bad for those on the Florida coast. Thanks for the update. Calmed our nerves.


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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337783 is a reply to message #337773] Thu, 11 October 2018 09:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Richard Denney is currently offline  Richard Denney   United States
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Ken, glad all is well. You know how I feel about pine trees.

Rick “who has spent the cost of a premium GMC dealing with pine trees”
Denney

On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 7:15 AM Ken Henderson
wrote:

> Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over Americus
> and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but really
> not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but never
> lost electricity for more than a second.
>
> We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault -- it
> had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it removed,
> as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached one
> end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but I
> haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside. There's
> PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently nothing
> else major.
>
> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337792 is a reply to message #337773] Thu, 11 October 2018 14:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sandra Price is currently offline  Sandra Price   United States
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Glad to hear you had only minor damage, Ken. I know you have help with the
yard work, but I've always looked at "picking up sticks" as
therapy/exercise. And if it rains and the wind blows, those pine limbs
(one of my favorite trees) will get wet and they will fall.

Glad you and Elaine and your town are OK.

Sandra Price

On Oct 11, 2018 6:15 AM, "Ken Henderson" wrote:

> Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over Americus
> and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but really
> not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but never
> lost electricity for more than a second.
>
> We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault -- it
> had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it removed,
> as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached one
> end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but I
> haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside. There's
> PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently nothing
> else major.
>
> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337793 is a reply to message #337792] Thu, 11 October 2018 14:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Hey, Sandra,

How long 'til Y'All can get here? I've got PLENTY of "therapy/exercise"
for you. If 3 acres where you can't walk without stepping on a pine limb
or cone isn't enough, I'll take you to "Silver Sneakers" with me.

Full hookups, 80* weather, and LOTS of "therapy/exercise" -- what more
could you possibly want? :-)

Ken "Fatigued" H.


On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 3:32 PM Sandra Price wrote:

> Glad to hear you had only minor damage, Ken. I know you have help with the
> yard work, but I've always looked at "picking up sticks" as
> therapy/exercise. And if it rains and the wind blows, those pine limbs
> (one of my favorite trees) will get wet and they will fall.
>
> Glad you and Elaine and your town are OK.
>
> Sandra Price
>
> On Oct 11, 2018 6:15 AM, "Ken Henderson" wrote:
>
>> Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over
> Americus
>> and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but
> really
>> not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but
> never
>> lost electricity for more than a second.
>>
>> We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault --
> it
>> had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it removed,
>> as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached one
>> end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but I
>> haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside. There's
>> PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently nothing
>> else major.
>>
>> Ken H.
>> Americus, GA
>> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
>> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
>> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337799 is a reply to message #337793] Thu, 11 October 2018 16:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Glad to hear all is well, Ken. I don't envy you the cleanup. I have trouble keeping up with an acre and two thirds of natural Sonoran Desert, where things grow slowly due to the dryness. Wink I've always thought I would like to experience extreme weather like a hurricane, but I'm pretty sure it's not as fun as I imagine it would be.

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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337803 is a reply to message #337793] Thu, 11 October 2018 21:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sandra Price is currently offline  Sandra Price   United States
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I do consider "picking up sticks" to be like "fitness training". I did it
for 30+ years with pine trees at our River house. Kinda liked it.

When Ivan hit Foley, we loaded up our chain saw and Bob sawed the trees in
my cousin's yard in Foley, and her husband I toted the pieces and stacked
them at the street. Good working together.

We'll be driving to Alabama beach tomorrow, but must decline your kind
invite to enjoy your "fitness training". Good luck with your cleanup.

That type of work is very rewarding to me. You can see that you've made
progress. Good luck. Don't work too hard.

Sandra Price

On Oct 11, 2018 2:40 PM, "Ken Henderson" wrote:

> Hey, Sandra,
>
> How long 'til Y'All can get here? I've got PLENTY of "therapy/exercise"
> for you. If 3 acres where you can't walk without stepping on a pine limb
> or cone isn't enough, I'll take you to "Silver Sneakers" with me.
>
> Full hookups, 80* weather, and LOTS of "therapy/exercise" -- what more
> could you possibly want? :-)
>
> Ken "Fatigued" H.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 3:32 PM Sandra Price
> wrote:
>
>> Glad to hear you had only minor damage, Ken. I know you have help with
> the
>> yard work, but I've always looked at "picking up sticks" as
>> therapy/exercise. And if it rains and the wind blows, those pine limbs
>> (one of my favorite trees) will get wet and they will fall.
>>
>> Glad you and Elaine and your town are OK.
>>
>> Sandra Price
>>
>> On Oct 11, 2018 6:15 AM, "Ken Henderson" wrote:
>>
>>> Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over
>> Americus
>>> and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but
>> really
>>> not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but
>> never
>>> lost electricity for more than a second.
>>>
>>> We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault --
>> it
>>> had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it
> removed,
>>> as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached
> one
>>> end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but I
>>> haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside. There's
>>> PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently nothing
>>> else major.
>>>
>>> Ken H.
>>> Americus, GA
>>> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
>>> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
>>> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337806 is a reply to message #337803] Thu, 11 October 2018 23:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Large garden tractor with a couple mower decks into bags.

Rent one?

Sully
Bellevue wa

On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 7:01 PM Sandra Price wrote:

> I do consider "picking up sticks" to be like "fitness training". I did it
> for 30+ years with pine trees at our River house. Kinda liked it.
>
> When Ivan hit Foley, we loaded up our chain saw and Bob sawed the trees in
> my cousin's yard in Foley, and her husband I toted the pieces and stacked
> them at the street. Good working together.
>
> We'll be driving to Alabama beach tomorrow, but must decline your kind
> invite to enjoy your "fitness training". Good luck with your cleanup.
>
> That type of work is very rewarding to me. You can see that you've made
> progress. Good luck. Don't work too hard.
>
> Sandra Price
>
> On Oct 11, 2018 2:40 PM, "Ken Henderson" wrote:
>
>> Hey, Sandra,
>>
>> How long 'til Y'All can get here? I've got PLENTY of "therapy/exercise"
>> for you. If 3 acres where you can't walk without stepping on a pine limb
>> or cone isn't enough, I'll take you to "Silver Sneakers" with me.
>>
>> Full hookups, 80* weather, and LOTS of "therapy/exercise" -- what more
>> could you possibly want? :-)
>>
>> Ken "Fatigued" H.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 3:32 PM Sandra Price
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Glad to hear you had only minor damage, Ken. I know you have help with
>> the
>>> yard work, but I've always looked at "picking up sticks" as
>>> therapy/exercise. And if it rains and the wind blows, those pine limbs
>>> (one of my favorite trees) will get wet and they will fall.
>>>
>>> Glad you and Elaine and your town are OK.
>>>
>>> Sandra Price
>>>
>>> On Oct 11, 2018 6:15 AM, "Ken Henderson"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over
>>> Americus
>>>> and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but
>>> really
>>>> not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but
>>> never
>>>> lost electricity for more than a second.
>>>>
>>>> We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault
> --
>>> it
>>>> had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it
>> removed,
>>>> as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached
>> one
>>>> end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but
> I
>>>> haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside.
> There's
>>>> PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently
> nothing
>>>> else major.
>>>>
>>>> Ken H.
>>>> Americus, GA
>>>> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
>>>> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
>>>> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337809 is a reply to message #337793] Fri, 12 October 2018 10:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ken Henderson wrote on Thu, 11 October 2018 14:39
Hey, Sandra,

How long 'til Y'All can get here? I've got PLENTY of "therapy/exercise"
for you. If 3 acres where you can't walk without stepping on a pine limb
or cone isn't enough, I'll take you to "Silver Sneakers" with me.

Full hookups, 80* weather, and LOTS of "therapy/exercise" -- what more
could you possibly want? Smile


Ken,

Glad you and Elaine are OK and you did not have major damage to your property. Let me know when you get it all cleaned up - don't want to get there too early this winter, ha, ha! We will be down that way after the first of the year. But, seriously, if there is still "to dos" Margie and I would be happy to pitch in.

I will keep you updated on our plans for travel East. Got to get out to California first - leaving in a couple of weeks for that trip.

Take care and don't get too much "exercise / therapy".


Randy & Margie
'77 Eleganza II '403'
Battlefield, MO
Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337811 is a reply to message #337809] Fri, 12 October 2018 12:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mike Kelley is currently offline  Mike Kelley   United States
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Ken H.:
We all thank you for the update, your good fortune, and the fact you sustained only minor damage at your property.
Today’s temps here are 35 low, 42 high, in Peoria, IL. w/ snow flurries just 30 miles N W of here! Oops - looked out kit’n window to see snow here also. We will get out of Dodge 10/28/18 as we head for Kingsland, Tx. w/ expectations to arrive 10/30/18.
Our last GMC 6 Wheeler rally here is next week Thur. thru Sun.
Thanks Again,
Mike and Billie Kelley
The Corvair a holic and his Shady Lady (as in Sun Glasses)

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> On Oct 12, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Randy Van Winkle wrote:
>
> Ken Henderson wrote on Thu, 11 October 2018 14:39
>> Hey, Sandra,
>>
>> How long 'til Y'All can get here? I've got PLENTY of "therapy/exercise"
>> for you. If 3 acres where you can't walk without stepping on a pine limb
>> or cone isn't enough, I'll take you to "Silver Sneakers" with me.
>>
>> Full hookups, 80* weather, and LOTS of "therapy/exercise" -- what more
>> could you possibly want? :)
>
> Ken,
>
> Glad you and Elaine are OK and you did not have major damage to your property. Let me know when you get it all cleaned up - don't want to get there
> too early this winter, ha, ha! We will be down that way after the first of the year. But, seriously, if there is still "to dos" Margie and I would be
> happy to pitch in.
>
> I will keep you updated on our plans for travel East. Got to get out to California first - leaving in a couple of weeks for that trip.
>
> Take care and don't get too much "exercise / therapy".
>
> --
> Randy & Margie
> '77 Eleganza II '403'
> Battlefield, MO
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337812 is a reply to message #337806] Fri, 12 October 2018 13:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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If you are picking up sticks that way, you are correct that you better "rent one"... and not use your own tractor. Even after picking up all the sticks I can, having tree's is hard on my Garden Tractor/leaf vac. My problem in town is I have to haul out everything to the city compost site. I can't imagine trying to maintain more then the acre I have. It would really eat into my GMC time.

Glad you are OK Ken, even the midwest storms that are nothing compared to a hurricane can wreck havok!


[quote title=sgltrac wrote on Thu, 11 October 2018 23:36]Large garden tractor with a couple mower decks into bags.

Rent one?

Sully
Bellevue wa

On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 7:01 PM Sandra Price wrote:

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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337818 is a reply to message #337809] Fri, 12 October 2018 17:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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rvanwin wrote on Fri, 12 October 2018 08:21

I will keep you updated on our plans for travel East. Got to get out to California first - leaving in a couple of weeks for that trip.
Hey, you coming to the 49ers anniversary rally in Colfax November 9-11? I hope so, it'd be great to see you.

Karen (and her better half, Dan)
1975 26'

Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337821 is a reply to message #337818] Fri, 12 October 2018 20:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I recently invested in a Harbor Freight wood chipper. It works great (so far) and turns a big pile of branches (about 2" - 3" maximum) into a bag of course mulch in short order.


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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337822 is a reply to message #337818] Sat, 13 October 2018 08:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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KB wrote on Fri, 12 October 2018 17:40
rvanwin wrote on Fri, 12 October 2018 08:21

I will keep you updated on our plans for travel East. Got to get out to California first - leaving in a couple of weeks for that trip.
Hey, you coming to the 49ers anniversary rally in Colfax November 9-11? I hope so, it'd be great to see you.

Karen (and her better half, Dan)
1975 26'

Karen,

Yes, we are planning on the 49ers rally. It is hosted by our friends, George and Ruth. We have spent a lot of time in Colfax. It will be great to see you and Dan again. Just saw a memory thing on Facebook that it was 4 years ago that we were at Treasure Island. I think that is where we first met.


Randy & Margie
'77 Eleganza II '403'
Battlefield, MO
Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337915 is a reply to message #337806] Mon, 15 October 2018 19:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Glad to hear you faired as well as u did Ken n Elaine. Sorry for the mess.

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> On Oct 11, 2018, at 11:36 PM, Todd Sullivan wrote:
>
> Large garden tractor with a couple mower decks into bags.
>
> Rent one?
>
> Sully
> Bellevue wa
>
>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 7:01 PM Sandra Price wrote:
>>
>> I do consider "picking up sticks" to be like "fitness training". I did it
>> for 30+ years with pine trees at our River house. Kinda liked it.
>>
>> When Ivan hit Foley, we loaded up our chain saw and Bob sawed the trees in
>> my cousin's yard in Foley, and her husband I toted the pieces and stacked
>> them at the street. Good working together.
>>
>> We'll be driving to Alabama beach tomorrow, but must decline your kind
>> invite to enjoy your "fitness training". Good luck with your cleanup.
>>
>> That type of work is very rewarding to me. You can see that you've made
>> progress. Good luck. Don't work too hard.
>>
>> Sandra Price
>>
>>> On Oct 11, 2018 2:40 PM, "Ken Henderson" wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey, Sandra,
>>>
>>> How long 'til Y'All can get here? I've got PLENTY of "therapy/exercise"
>>> for you. If 3 acres where you can't walk without stepping on a pine limb
>>> or cone isn't enough, I'll take you to "Silver Sneakers" with me.
>>>
>>> Full hookups, 80* weather, and LOTS of "therapy/exercise" -- what more
>>> could you possibly want? :-)
>>>
>>> Ken "Fatigued" H.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 3:32 PM Sandra Price
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Glad to hear you had only minor damage, Ken. I know you have help with
>>> the
>>>> yard work, but I've always looked at "picking up sticks" as
>>>> therapy/exercise. And if it rains and the wind blows, those pine limbs
>>>> (one of my favorite trees) will get wet and they will fall.
>>>>
>>>> Glad you and Elaine and your town are OK.
>>>>
>>>> Sandra Price
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 11, 2018 6:15 AM, "Ken Henderson"
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over
>>>> Americus
>>>> > and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but
>>>> really
>>>> > not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but
>>>> never
>>>> > lost electricity for more than a second.
>>>> >
>>>> > We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault
>> --
>>>> it
>>>> > had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it
>>> removed,
>>>> > as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached
>>> one
>>>> > end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but
>> I
>>>> > haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside.
>> There's
>>>> > PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently
>> nothing
>>>> > else major.
>>>> >
>>>> > Ken H.
>>>> > Americus, GA
>>>> > '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
>>>> > Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
>>>> > www.gmcwipersetc.com
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337920 is a reply to message #337915] Tue, 16 October 2018 07:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Thanks, Jeanette,

A neighbor removed the downed tree on Sunday and I've now got the remaining
debris removed. The damaged roof on the storage building will be repaired
on Friday when my son, with his sons, and a couple of other workmen arrive
with the materials I've ordered. We'll be "whole" 'fore we know it --
unlike those poor folks in FL & S. GA who've taken such an awful beating.

Fortunately, most of our GMCers, and other friends of ours, in the FL
Panhandle seem to have come through pretty well: I've talked to John
Nicholls, John Richardson, Ron Davis, and several of those other friends.
Everyone reports that they, and those they've contacted in the area, had
little damage -- they're all west of Panama City & Mexico Beach.

Ken H.

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 8:59 PM Jeanette Hodges wrote:

> Glad to hear you faired as well as u did Ken n Elaine. Sorry for the mess.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 11, 2018, at 11:36 PM, Todd Sullivan wrote:
>>
>> Large garden tractor with a couple mower decks into bags.
>>
>> Rent one?
>>
>> Sully
>> Bellevue wa
>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 7:01 PM Sandra Price
> wrote:
>>>
>>> I do consider "picking up sticks" to be like "fitness training". I did
> it
>>> for 30+ years with pine trees at our River house. Kinda liked it.
>>>
>>> When Ivan hit Foley, we loaded up our chain saw and Bob sawed the trees
> in
>>> my cousin's yard in Foley, and her husband I toted the pieces and
> stacked
>>> them at the street. Good working together.
>>>
>>> We'll be driving to Alabama beach tomorrow, but must decline your kind
>>> invite to enjoy your "fitness training". Good luck with your cleanup.
>>>
>>> That type of work is very rewarding to me. You can see that you've made
>>> progress. Good luck. Don't work too hard.
>>>
>>> Sandra Price
>>>
>>>> On Oct 11, 2018 2:40 PM, "Ken Henderson"
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hey, Sandra,
>>>>
>>>> How long 'til Y'All can get here? I've got PLENTY of
> "therapy/exercise"
>>>> for you. If 3 acres where you can't walk without stepping on a pine
> limb
>>>> or cone isn't enough, I'll take you to "Silver Sneakers" with me.
>>>>
>>>> Full hookups, 80* weather, and LOTS of "therapy/exercise" -- what more
>>>> could you possibly want? :-)
>>>>
>>>> Ken "Fatigued" H.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 3:32 PM Sandra Price
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Glad to hear you had only minor damage, Ken. I know you have help
> with
>>>> the
>>>> > yard work, but I've always looked at "picking up sticks" as
>>>> > therapy/exercise. And if it rains and the wind blows, those pine
> limbs
>>>> > (one of my favorite trees) will get wet and they will fall.
>>>> >
>>>> > Glad you and Elaine and your town are OK.
>>>> >
>>>> > Sandra Price
>>>> >
>>>> > On Oct 11, 2018 6:15 AM, "Ken Henderson"
>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Some of you probably noticed that Michael's eye passed almost over
>>>> > Americus
>>>> >> and wonder about our situation. Yes, it was wet and windy here, but
>>>> > really
>>>> >> not as bad as I'd expected. We had 8-10 momentary power outages but
>>>> > never
>>>> >> lost electricity for more than a second.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> We had a LARGE pine tree fall early on, but that's probably my fault
>>> --
>>>> > it
>>>> >> had been leaning for years but looked healthy so I hadn't had it
>>>> removed,
>>>> >> as I did many others. What I didn't expect was that its top reached
>>>> one
>>>> >> end of my 40' Sea-Land storage container. There's damage there, but
>>> I
>>>> >> haven't had a good look at it yet -- it's still dark outside.
>>> There's
>>>> >> PLENTY of downed pine limbs, needles, and cones, but apparently
>>> nothing
>>>> >> else major.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Ken H.
>>>> >> Americus, GA
>>>> >> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
>>>> >> Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, Troy-Bilt APU, etc., etc., etc.
>>>> >> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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Re: [GMCnet] Hurricane Michael [message #337923 is a reply to message #337773] Tue, 16 October 2018 08:56 Go to previous message
kerry pinkerton is currently offline  kerry pinkerton   United States
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Glad to hear yall are OK. Stick posted things were OK on Facebook shortly after the storm came through. Dennis Schwinn apparently had some damage at his place in P'cola.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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