Kinda OT - Today I bought an electric start generator at Sears.
I know I know ... many folks don't like to trade there But I have
no money - do have a credit card ,,, so I charged the thing.
Should be paid off in 20 years or so .... LOL! This is the only
way I could be sure to have a generator with the electric start.
The storms take out our electric rather frequently. I will feel
much safer when it is delievered to the store. 8-27-03,,, Oh yeah
it will run the entire house including the central air... Yipppeee
The fish are the main reason I bought it but now I think of how
much I suffer in the hottern Hell weather.... worth every penny.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
...
Back in the Dec. 2002 ice storm, our power was out for about 26 hours, as
I
recall (I've tried to repress the memory). We had phone service for about
24 hours, but apparently there's something in BellSouth's local equipment
that has only a certain "life" without power. What did the phone company
say?

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


"Russ and Cathy" wrote in message
.. .
1st we had to boil our water because some bacteria got into our water,
then
the following week, the massive power outage and now today no
telephones.
I
dont see anything on CNN about the telephone outage being massive so do
you
all have use of your telephones today?
Cathy