<div dir="ltr">Craig, <br><br>As others have said about the situation, "at least I'm alive". The "stuff" can be replaced. She can't! <br><br>Avery Todd<br>Houston<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Waldrop, Craig <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Craig_Waldrop@baylor.edu">Craig_Waldrop@baylor.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Friends on the list,</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">As a few of you know (but most wouldn't), I am originally
from Houston and my eighty-year-old mother has a lovely house which she has
lived in for thirty years in the Galveston Bay area. I have her safely
ensconced at my house in Central Texas. We have received news from friends
and emergency workers in that area. Just to add some confirmation of the
news stories, etc. my Mom's house had a five-foot surge of water running through
it! I suppose the good news? is that the house is still standing; the bad
news is that everything she owns is pretty much ruined. There is floating
debris everywhere and of course there is no water or power. Her
refrigerator was floating on its back in the living room! Also, snakes are
a problem... Yes sir, it is indeed a real mess!</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Life goes on,</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Craig
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<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Craig Waldrop, RPT</font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Staff Piano Technician</font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Baylor School of Music</font></div>
<div align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">254.710.1723</font></div></font></span></div><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Avery Todd<br><b>Sent:</b>
Monday, September 15, 2008 10:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> College and University
Technicians<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] For Les and Avery<br></font><br></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks, Jeff. <br><br>Glad to hear that you're pretty much OK.
Actually, I've heard that mostly, in the Houston area, the problem with gas
isn't the supplies. It's the lack of power to run the pumps. I heard yesterday
that over 2 million people still don't have power. I've decided to stay at my
sister's until at least Friday or Saturday. I heard from David Porritt today
that there are highway signs around up here advising people not to try to return
to Galveston or Houston because of the gas problem. They're not even letting
people IN to Galveston yet and it may be several weeks before they do. No power,
gas, water, ice, supplies, etc., etc. Most of the 20,000 or so idiots who
decided to stay there are now sorry they did and are trying desperately to get
out! It's a real mess in that whole area! <br><br>Avery Todd<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Jeff Tanner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tannertuner@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">tannertuner@bellsouth.net</a>></span>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Les Bartlett wrote:</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">"Hard to get gas."</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Same here. Somebody started a rumor
Thursday that the next shipment of gas to SC would be $6/gallon, and that
it would be $4.50 or $5.00 on Friday (it wasn't then, but by Sunday it
was) and so there was a run on gasoline Thurs, Fri and Sat. Some
stations were selling at $5.69, and people were actually buying gas there to
avoid long lines. Now, there's no gas here, either.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Well, some stations have premium.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Great to hear you guys are in good shape.
Prayers go out to everyone in that area.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Jeff Tanner</font></div><font color="#888888">
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">South
Carolina</font></div></font></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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