[Jacob-list] Vermont flooding

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And in TX it is so dry the trees are whistling to the dogs for a  little 
attention.  On a wild note - TX is a hummingbird flyway to  Mexico and South.  
The drought has shut off flowers and their supply of  nectar.  About 15 
species of hummingbirds are at risk.  Hay is $11/two  string bale ... nothing 
local of course.  Fred
 
 
In a message dated 8/30/2011 9:19:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
nlgrose at yadtel.net writes:

 
 
Betty, 
 
Glad to hear you’re stabile. >From what I  have heard, the damage up there 
is similar to what Western NC went through  several years ago. It wiped out 
NCs “rainy day fund”.
 
We were just outside the rain track of the  storm, and really wish you 
could have spared us a little! Crops are finished,  but I did sow some 
sudangrass hoping to get a late season cutting for the  cows. Down eastern NC, they 
had several underground peat fires that were  impossible to put out without a 
deluge of rain, so that is at least one good  outcome.
 
Neal Grose
 
 

 
From: _Betty Berlenbach_ (mailto:lambfarm at tds.net)  
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 7:54 AM
To: _jacob-list at jacobsheep.com_ (mailto:jacob-list at jacobsheep.com)  
Subject: [Jacob-list] Vermont flooding


 

 
 
 
Hi, all,
 
We are fine here in our little town, but in other sections of the town,  
roads are washed away, leaving gaping holes, houses are leaning, and getting  
around, with all the roads undriveable, will be interesting. There is one 
open  way to the next town, and then to the interstate, but interstate south 
is  closed because it has washed away in at least one place.  No one I know  
is injured.  We still have no electricity, but the generator provides  
access to internet when it’s on. (It also provides us with cold fridge and  
freezer and flushing toilets, praise the Lord. We have no idea when  electricity 
will be restored. We got phone back at 4 p.m. yesterday.   APparently, they 
have to repair the roads before they can get to the electric  lines and 
poles.  In a neighboring town, a truck load of propane tanks  ended up in the 
river, exploding one by one as they travelled  downstream.  The unexploded 
ones are now in the yards of people who live  along that river.  There is mud 
everywhere.  Hope the rest of you  are okay.


 
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